RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
Skillet
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: skillet
date made: ca 1780-1810
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron, cast (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3 3/4 in x 14 3/4 in x 7 3/4 in; 9.525 cm x 37.465 cm x 19.685 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwod
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Small, circular skillet on three, semicircular, splayed legs with a beaded lip, rounded sides and an integral, tapered, D-section handle chamfered beneath its rounded end. Hollow cast with single gate mark on bottom exterior. No additional marks.
[None None]
Griddle
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: griddle
date made: ca 1770
place made: United States: Virginia
place used: United States: Virginia
Physical Description: iron, cast (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3 1/8 in x 9 3/8 in x 17 1/8 in; 7.9375 cm x 23.8125 cm x 43.4975 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. Walter Hough
Topics: Cooking
Food Culture
Furnishings
Griddle
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Griddle
griddle
date made: 1780 - 1820
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron, cast (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3 1/2 in x 23 1/8 in x 12 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 58.7375 cm x 31.75 cm
Topics: Cooking
Food Culture
Furnishings
Dutch Oven
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: oven, Dutch
date made: 1750-1850
place made: United States
United States: New England
Physical Description: iron, cast (kettle, cover material)
iron, wrought (handle material)
Measurements: overall: 9 1/8 in x 14 3/8 in; 23.1775 cm x 36.5125 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Dutch oven on three, semicircular feet with a forged, square bail handle looped around triangular lugs or ears. Low-domed cover has an arched handle and high, flaring sides. Both pieces hollow cast with single gate mark on bottom exterior of kettle or pot. No additional marks.
[None None]
Dutch Oven
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: oven, Dutch
date made: 1800-1850
place used: United States: Massachusetts, Lincoln
place made: United States: New England
used: United States: Massachusetts, Lincoln
Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 9 1/2 in x 14 3/8 in x 12 3/4 in; 24.13 cm x 36.5125 cm x 32.385 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Dutch oven on three, semicircular feet with a forged bail handle looped around pierced flat-top tabs; slightly flared lip. Low-domed cover has a triangular, arched handle and flaring sides. Both pieces hollow cast with single gate mark on bottom exterior of kettle or pot. No additional marks.
[None None]
hanger, pigeon
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: hanger, pigeon
date made: 18th century
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1 7/8 in x 13 1/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 4.7625 cm x 33.655 cm x 26.67 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
[None None]
Teakettle
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: teakettle
date made: 1770 - 1800
place made: United States
place used: United States: Virginia, New Market
place collected: United States: Virginia, New Market
Physical Description: iron, cast (kettle material)
iron, wrought (handle material)
Measurements: overall: 6 3/8 in x 12 in x 9 1/4 in; 16.1925 cm x 30.48 cm x 23.495 cm
Topics: Tea Drinking
Food Culture
Beverages
kitchen
Furnishings
Description: Onion-form teakettle with crooked gooseneck spout and cast-in arched ears for the arched strap bail handle, rectangular in section; three D-section feet. Hollow cast with horizontal and vertical seams on body and spout; body with single gate mark on bottom exterior. Cast-in mark on shoulder "SC" in raised serif letters separated by a wheat sheaf motif above a leafy or lobed design. No cover.
hook, shelf
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: hook, shelf
date made: 18th century
place made: United States: Massachusetts, Middleton
place used: United States: Massachusetts, Middleton
Physical Description: iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1 in x 6 in x 3 in; 2.54 cm x 15.24 cm x 7.62 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Watkins
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Wrought iron shelf hook or hanger. Flattened ‘L’ shape, tapered to a blunt point. End appears to be broken off(?). Hole for accompanying wrought iron nail to be inserted, to hold shelf (a plank of wood) to wall, with three other similar hooks/hangers. No mark. Some rust.
hook, ox-yoke
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: hook, ox-yoke
date made: 18th century
place made: United States
United States: Virginia, Triangle
place used: United States: Virginia, Triangle
Physical Description: iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1 1/4 in x 3 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in; 3.175 cm x 9.525 cm x 6.0325 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Irving Brant
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Wrought iron ox-yoke hook. Flat, J-shaped hook with top bent around thin piece of metal to form movable joint. Top piece of metal is formed into a U-shape, with two hooks bent at top. No mark. Rusted.
lifter, pot
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: lifter, pot
date made: 1800 - 1875
place made: United States: Middle Atlantic
United States: Virginia
place used: United States: Middle Atlantic
United States: Virginia
Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 2 in x 7 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in; 5.08 cm x 18.415 cm x 11.43 cm
Credit line: Gift of D. I. Bushnell, Jr.
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Pot hook or lifter, wrought iron. Pointed hook with horizontal circle attached at top. No mark. Rusted.
Pothook
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: pothook
date made: 1800 - 1840
place made: United States: West Virginia, Wetzel
Associated Place: United States: West Virginia, Wetzel
Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3/4 in x 8 1/8 in x 3 3/8 in; 1.905 cm x 20.6375 cm x 8.5725 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. Walter Hough
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Elongated S hook, rectangular in section, with blunt ends. No marks.
hook, fireplace
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: hook, fireplace
date made: 18th century
place made: United States
place used: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1/2 in x 7 in x 3 1/4 in; 1.27 cm x 17.78 cm x 8.255 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Watkins
lock, well bucket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: lock, well bucket
date made: 18th century
place made; place used: United States
United Kingdom: England
Physical Description: iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3/4 in x 7 3/4 in x 6 in; 1.905 cm x 19.685 cm x 15.24 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Wrought iron well bucket lock. Tapered shaft with U-shaped hook and riveted and jointed locking shaft. No mark. Rusted.
[None None]
Pipe Tongs
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: tongs, pipe
date made: 1780 - 1850
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3/4 in x 19 3/8 in x 3 1/4 in; 1.905 cm x 49.2125 cm x 8.255 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Topics: Heating
Lighting
Tobacco Use
Smoking
Description: Accordion-action, scissor-type tongs with looped strap finger holes, concave in section, and 13 pivots terminating in small circular pads or grips. No marks.
[None None]
Fire Tongs
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: tongs, fire
date made: 1790 - 1820
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)
brass (finial material)
Measurements: overall: 1 1/8 in x 23 in x 2 1/2 in; 2.8575 cm x 58.42 cm x 6.35 cm
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Tongs with box hinge above narrow elliptical shoulders, rectangular in section, that extend into two long, slightly tapered cylindrical arms ending in large, flattened ovoid grips or pads. Swelled columnar handle topped by a bulbous brass finial threaded over a hanging loop with jump ring is struck on one side above hinge with the incuse serif letters "w" and "C".
Griddle Cake Turner
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: turner
date made: 1800 - 1900
place made: United States
place used: United States: New York, Newburgh
Physical Description: steel (blade; handle; rivets material)
Measurements: overall: 1/4 in x 14 5/8 in x 3 3/4 in; .635 cm x 37.1475 cm x 9.525 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Daniel Gardner
Topics: Kitchen utensils
Food Processing
Food Culture
Furnishings
Description: Elongated pentagonal cake turner or spatula attached on back by two rivets to a straight handle, cylindrical in section and ending in a flattened, clockwise circular loop or hanger. No marks.
handle, door
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: handle, door
date made: c. 1790
place made; place used: United States: Massachusetts, Hubbardston
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 4 1/2 in x 20 in x 7 5/8 in; 11.43 cm x 50.8 cm x 19.3675 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Wrought iron thumb latch with decorative cusps, which have rococo-scroll terminal. Latch handle incised with diagonal crossed lines within two pairs of horizontal lines. Thumb press-left-latch passes through top of handle.
[None None]
handle, door
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: handle, door
date made: c. 1775-1799
place made; place used: United States: Massachusetts, Hubbardston
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 5 3/8 in x 25 in x 7 1/4 in; 13.6525 cm x 63.5 cm x 18.415 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Topics: Religion
Furnishings
Description: Elaborate Suffolk-type latch from door of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, Congregational Meeting House. Large flat cusps have symmetrical scrolled and pointed finials, the upper more attenuated than the lower. Thumb-press latch handle on front, becoming a curved lift bar on back. Chiseled decoration on front of handle in form of two lozenges between horizontal grooves.
[None None]
Fire Tongs
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: tongs
date made: 1800 - 1850
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3/4 in x 20 5/8 in x 2 7/8 in; 1.905 cm x 52.3875 cm x 7.3025 cm
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Large loop-spring type tongs with crossed grips that form a heart or spade shape. One piece; circular in section and flattened at the pads. No marks.
device, lifting
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: device, lifting
date made: 1780-1850
place made: United States
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 2 in x 8 1/4 in x 2 5/8 in; 5.08 cm x 20.955 cm x 6.6675 cm
Credit line: Gift of John Henry Rick
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Wrought iron trammel, to hang a kettle above a fire, adjustable height. Long shaft with ratcheted end, with adjustable hanger. No mark. Rusted.
wimpole
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: wimpole
date made: 1800-1830
place made; place used: United States
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1 1/2 in x 28 7/8 in x 8 1/2 in; 3.81 cm x 73.3425 cm x 21.59 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Wrought iron kettle tilter, which held a heavy kettle full of boiling water, allowing it to be tilted to pour the hot water into a cup or container. Long, arched arm extends upward from two hooks below, which hold the kettle handle. No mark.
[None None]
Beam Balance
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: beam balance
date made: 1780 - 1820
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)
paint (decoration material)
Measurements: overall: 2 5/8 in x 28 1/4 in x 7 5/8 in; 6.6675 cm x 71.755 cm x 19.3675 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Equal-arm beam balance with a rectangular suspension clevis having a swivel hook and lower clevis with tiered drops, tapered square-section pointer topped by a ball finial, and flat, tapered arms terminating in pierced crook ends. Underside peaked at fulcrum. Overall red paint decoration, including stylized flowers or sunbursts and squiggles on both sides of arms. Beam only; no hooks or pans. No marks.
[None None]
handle, door
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: handle, door
door hardware
date made: 1790- 1820
place made; place used: United States
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1 3/4 in x 10 1/8 in x 5 in; 4.445 cm x 25.7175 cm x 12.7 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Wrought iron thumb latch with decorative cusps, a rococo-scroll terminal at top and circular design at bottom. Thumb press latch passes through top of handle. No mark. Some rust. See DL*388810B-C bar latch and staple.
[None None]
hook, pot
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: hook, pot
date made: 18th century
place made: United States
place used: United States
Physical Description: iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1/2 in x 6 1/4 in x 2 7/8 in; 1.27 cm x 15.875 cm x 7.3025 cm
Credit line: Gift of Virginia W. Hillyer
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Wrought iron pot hook. S-shaped, with flattened top and point bottom. No mark. Rusted.
Andiron
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: andiron
andirons
date made: 18th century
1750-1800
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron, wrought (upright, legs, billet bar material)
Measurements: overall: 12 in x 6 3/4 in x 11 3/4 in; 30.48 cm x 17.145 cm x 29.845 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Crook - or hook-top andiron with slender, squared shaft tenoned through squared, arched legs ending in flat pad feet. Slightly stepped billet bar tenoned through upright. No marks. One of a pair, DL*388206A-B.
[None None None]
Miniature Stove
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: stove, miniature
date made: 1800-1900
place made: Europe
United States
Physical Description: iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 4 in x 5 5/8 in x 3 in; 10.16 cm x 14.2875 cm x 7.62 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Virginia W. Hillyer
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Small canister stove with friction-fit flat cover and detachable handle on three penny feet; air intake opening at bottom front with sliding damper. Contains a circular grill or grate and cylindrical, vertically slotted chimney, either of which can rest on three tabs inside the canister. Riveted and peened construction. No marks.
bow and arrows, group of
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bow and arrows, group of
Bow and Arrows; Toys
date made: ca 1810
Physical Description: tied (overall connector/connecting technique)
wood (overall material)
brass (arrow tips material)
yarn (overall material)
feather (overall material)
Measurements: bow: 47 in; 119.38 cm
long arrows: 20 in; 50.8 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mr. & Mrs. G. E. Morgenstern
Topics: Toys
Archery
chest
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Chest
Furniture
Chest; Furniture
Date made: 1777
bequest: Whitman, Mabel Foote
place made: United States: Pennsylvania
Physical Description: paint (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 27 in x 23 1/2 in x 51 in; 68.58 cm x 59.69 cm x 129.54 cm
Credit line: Bequest of Mabel Foote Witman
chest
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Chest
Chest; Furniture
Date made: 1775-1799
bequest: Whitman, Mabel Foote
place made: United States: Pennsylvania
Physical Description: paint (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 23 in x 23 1/2 in x 49 1/2 in; 58.42 cm x 59.69 cm x 125.73 cm
Credit line: Bequest of Mabel Foote Witman
chest
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Chest
Chest; Furniture
Date made: 1775-1799
bequest: Whitman, Mabel Foote
place made: United States: Pennsylvania
Physical Description: paint (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 23 1/4 in x 22 1/2 in x 47 3/8 in; 59.055 cm x 57.15 cm x 120.3325 cm
Credit line: Bequest of Mabel Foote Witman
Cane
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: cane
date made: 18th century
1790 - 1800
place made: United States: Massachusetts
place used: United States: Massachusetts, Tewksbury
Physical Description: oak, ash or hickory (shaft material)
silver, nickel (ferrule material)
walnut (cap material)
Measurements: overall: 55 1/8 in x 1 in; 140.0175 cm x 2.54 cm
Credit line: Gift of Ernest R. and E. Wilder Spaulding in memory of Rev. Samson Spaulding
Topics: Clothing and dress
Religion
Dress accessories
Holy Bible
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: book
date made: 1797
inscribed date: 1821
place made: United Kingdom: Scotland, Edinburgh
Physical Description: leather (binding material)
gilt (cover and spine decoration material)
pasteboard (covers material)
paper, laid (textblock material)
ink (text material)
graphite (inscription material)
thread (binding material)
Measurements: overall: 1 7/8 in x 3 1/8 in x 5 1/4 in; 4.7625 cm x 7.9375 cm x 13.335 cm
Credit line: Estate of Cassie Mason Myers Julian-James
Topics: Bible
Religion
Perry's The Royal Standard English Dictionary
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: book
date made: 1780 - 1800
place made: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: leather (binding material)
cloth (binding material)
pasteboard (cover material)
thread (binding material)
paper, laid (text block material)
ink (text material)
Measurements: overall: 1 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in x 5 3/4 in; 4.445 cm x 13.97 cm x 14.605 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William Mac Arthur
Topics: Books and reading
Teakettle
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: teakettle
date made: 19th century
ca 1780-1800
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron, cast (pot material)
iron, wrought (handle material)
Measurements: overall: 5 3/4 in x 12 1/2 in x 9 1/8 in; 14.605 cm x 31.75 cm x 23.1775 cm
Credit line: Estate of John Paul Remensnyder
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Onion-form teakettle with crooked gooseneck spout and cast-in arched ears for the arched, forged wire bail handle; three D-section feet. Hollow cast with horizontal and vertical seams on body and spout with single gate mark on bottom exterior. Raised cast-in mark below back ear of a tree motif with scrolling branches.
Plate
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: dish
plate
date made: 19th century
1800-1850
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron, cast (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 9 5/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 24.4475 cm
Credit line: Estate of John Paul Remensnyder
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Plate with beaded rim, slightly concave lip and rounded well with flat bottom. Hollow cast with a single gate mark on bottom exterior. No additional marks.
Plate
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: plate
date made: 19th century
1800-1850
place made: United States
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1 1/8 in x 9 3/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 23.8125 cm
Credit line: Estate of John Paul Remensnyder
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Plate with beaded rim, stepped flat lip and rounded well with flat bottom. Hollow cast with two, partially crossed gate marks on bottom exterior. An asterisk is lightly scratched on lip. No additional marks.
Trivet
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: trivet
date made: 19th century
1770-1830
place made: United States
United Kingdom: England
Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 10 1/4 in x 18 1/8 in x 7 1/2 in; 26.035 cm x 46.0375 cm x 19.05 cm
Credit line: Estate of John Paul Remensnyder
Topics: Cooking
Food
Description: Adjustable trivet for a long-handled frying pan, consisting of two concentric circles on two splayed legs and a long, rear bracket leg ending in a scroll foot; handle support with scrolled and bent tips fits around and slides on the horizontal portion of bracket. All parts forge-welded. No marks.
trammel
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: trammel
date made: 18th century
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron (hook material)
Measurements: overall: 1 1/8 in x 53 5/8 in x 3 5/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 136.2075 cm x 9.2075 cm
Credit line: Estate of John Paul Remensnyder
Toaster
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: toaster
date made: 1780 - 1820
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1 3/4 in x 40 1/8 in x 6 3/4 in; 4.445 cm x 101.9175 cm x 17.145 cm
Credit line: Estate of John Paul Remensnyder
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Stationary hanging toaster or broiler with long, shaped handle ending in a circular hanger hinged to three, deep U-shaped, scroll-tipped hooks, the outside two having spike feet. Handle is stamped twice "T&SG" in raised serif letters inside a sawtooth or deeply serrated surround, once near hinge and once on flared portion of handle near hanger.
Bowl
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bowl
date made: 19th century
1800-1850
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron, cast (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3 in x 6 3/8 in; 7.62 cm x 16.1925 cm
Credit line: Estate of John Paul Remensnyder
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Hemispherical bowl on short foot ring. Hollow cast with single gate mark faintly seen on bottom exterior. No additional marks.
Pot
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: pot
date made: 1800-1850
19th century
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron, cast (kettle material)
iron, wrought (handle material)
Measurements: overall: 4 1/4 in x 5 3/4 in x 5 1/8 in; 10.795 cm x 14.605 cm x 13.0175 cm
Credit line: Estate of John Paul Remensnyder
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Flared-lip pot on three, semicircular feet with a forged bail handle looped around pierced flat-top tabs; tapered sides and rounded bottom. Hollow cast with bead or fillet below lip and a low-relief design, placed ten times around body, of a spreadwing eagle above the serif letters "HW", some within trapezoids; single gate mark on bottom exterior.
Pot
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: pot
date made: early 19th century
1770 - 1790
place made: United Kingdom: Scotland, Falkirk
Physical Description: iron, cast (overall material)
iron, wrought (handle material)
Measurements: overall: 5 5/8 in x 7 1/4 in; 14.2875 cm x 18.415 cm
rim: 6 in; 15.24 cm
Credit line: Estate of John Paul Remensnyder
Topics: Furnishings
Teakettle
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: kettle
date made: 19th century
ca 1780 - 1800
place made: United States
Physical Description: iron, cast (kettle material)
iron, wrought (handle, chain material)
Measurements: overall: 7 1/8 in x 11 3/4 in x 9 1/2 in; 18.0975 cm x 29.845 cm x 24.13 cm
Credit line: Estate of John Paul Remensnyder
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Onion-form teakettle with crooked gooseneck spout, cast-in arched ears and low-domed, molded cover with cast-in wire loop chained to the mushroom-shaped strap bail handle, rectangular in section; three D-section feet. Both pieces are hollow cast: cover has gate mark on top; kettle has horizontal and vertical seams on body and spout, a single gate mark on bottom exterior and a cast-in mark to right of back ear "A.T" in raised serif letters inside a dotted rectangular surround.