Canteen
- Object Name:
- Canteen
- Object ID:
- 2009.007
- Place of Origin:
- Nottingham, NH
- Date:
- 1807-1818
- Description:
- Canteen. Painted wood, owned by Enoch Bartlett (1791-1818) of Nottingham, NH. Round, cheesebox-style body, maple and pine, painted red. Convex front, flat back. Iron nails and strap loops. Signature "E. Bartlett" painted in black feathered script on dark green horizontal oval cartouche on front; oval outlined in gold and dark red paint. "No 8" carved on back. Brown leather strap fastened around perimeter of body; strap repaired with black yarn in two places. Removable pine stopper.
- Material:
- Wood
Maple
Pine
Metal
Iron
Leather - Dimensions:
- D-2.8 Dia-6 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Enoch Bartlett (1791-1818) of Nottingham, NH, who served in the New Hampshire Militia as a private in Capt. Christopher Flanders's company and a corporal in "Long's Command" during the War of 1812.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Bartlett, Enoch (1791-1818)
- Subjects:
- Militias, Canteens (Wartime, emergency, etc.), War of 1812
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