Canteen
- Object Name:
- Canteen
- Object ID:
- 1966.545.147
- Creator:
- Hadden, Porter & Booth
Manufacturer - Date:
- 1862-1865
- Description:
- Canteen. M1858 "bullseye or pattern 1862" U.S. Army canteen. Canteen is manufactured with two circular sections of tin pressed with concentric rings into an oblate spheroid pattern. Britannia spout and tin flange are soldered to the top. Spout is crude and uneven. Canteen is covered with wool cloth and is hand-stitched from two halves. Lightweight woven cotton drill strap is attached to the canteen through three tin strap keepers. Canteen is stamped on neck, "HADDEN, PORTER & BOO{TH, Phila.] Overstrike "H.H." Large X etched into one of the tin strap keepers on the canteen. Small tag is attached to the canteen cover with the number 147, 1861-4 and 1865 handwritten on tag.
- Material:
- Metal
Textile
Tin
Britannia
Wool
Cotton - Dimensions:
- H-8.5 W-7.5 D-2.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Horace W. Harmon Collection. Harmon catalog entry #147: "Canteen War 1861 to 1865 Blaisell [sic] Boys". Probably refers to 11th Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Col. William E. Blaisdell (1815-1864), who was born in Alexandria, NH, and killed at Petersburg, VA.
Probably made at the Philadelphia Depot, as it was the only depot to produce the "bullseye" pattern. Probably manufactured after mid-July 1862, when this pattern began to be produced in Philadelphia. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Horace W. Harmon
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