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Bucket, Fire

Object Name:
Bucket, Fire
Object ID:
1992.065.02
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1799
Description:
Fire bucket. Original black leather handle. Painted red. Owned by Jeremiah Pecker, Concord, NH. Leather and iron. Tapering cylindrical body with bulges left side of rear. Gold lettering on red: "J. PECKER. / 1799 / Concord N.H." within gold shield. Blue/green stripes at top below rim and at bottom just above base. Rim painted black. Interior rope texture visible. Attached to rings and leather lugs. Handle folded over and sewn tag around rim.
Material:
Iron
Leather
Dimensions:
H-17.7 W-7.7 D-7.5 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Dudley W. Orr
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