Bucket, Fire
- Object Name:
- Bucket, Fire
- Object ID:
- 2004.045.01
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1820-1830
- Description:
- Fire bucket. Owned by Lewis Downing (1792-1873), Concord, NH. Leather, painted dark green; iron. Yellow lettering within black banners with scrolls: "L. Downing" in top banner; "Concord" in bottom banner. Banners outlined in yellow. Cylindrical body with maximum diameter of 7.8" at midpoint, tapering to 5.4" diam. at base. Leather-covered rope handle with iron hooks attached to iron rings in rim. Iron wire loop attached to handle, with another loop at right angle that connects with the metal ring attached to rim. Leather missing at center of handle, exposing rope. Red coloring inside.
- Material:
- Leather
Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-21.2 Dia-7.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to Lewis Downing, Sr. (1792-1873). Given to Heston Hirst's mother, Mary Stilings Hirst, by Gertrude Downing (1865-1952), daughter of Lewis Downing, Jr. (1820-1901).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ruth G. and Heston S. Hirst
- People:
- Downing, Lewis (1792-1873), Downing, Lewis, Jr. (1820-1901), Downing, Gertrude (1865-1952), Hirst, Mary S. (1879-1972), Hirst, Heston S. (1915-2005)
- Subjects:
- Fire fighting equipment
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