Pineapple Tin Punch
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This tin punch features the outline of a pineapple enclosed in an oval. During the Colonial era, the rare fruit was often displayed by members of the upper class and it came to represent hospitality. Perhaps artist Ira Blount intended to invoke a symbol of welcoming in his modern take on the traditional, eighteenth-century craft.
label: Caption
content: After moving to Washington, DC following World War II, Ira Blount mastered dozens of artisanal crafts. His love for crafting, learning, and community engagement would endure over the course of his long life and career.
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content: Anacostia Community Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Cite As
content: Gift of Ira Blount
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Anacostia Community Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2011.0004.0114
objectType: label: Type
content: tin punch
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: tin plate
label: Dimensions
content: 16 1/4 × 11 × 1 1/2 in. (41.2 × 28 × 3.8 cm)