Miniature cast iron pot with handle
date: label: Date
content: 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: This is a small cast iron pot with a swinging handle. The bowl has two tabs protruding upwards on either side of the rim, each with a small hole. A thick metal wire is threaded through these holes and curved upwards to form a swinging handle for the pot. The bottom has a small narrow base. Raised numbers on the bottom read "4" and possibly "10".
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.20.9
objectType: label: Type
content: pots
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Height includes handle in upright position.): 6 3/16 × 4 3/4 × 3 7/8 in. (15.7 × 12 × 9.8 cm)