Coal scuttle owned by members of the Ellis family
date: label: Date
content: late 19th-early 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A coal scuttle made from off-white painted sheet iron alloy shaped with one end designed to pour and the other having a solid handle attached to the body with an additional swinging handle attached at either side of the top through metal loops. The metal alloy has been pressed with a pattern, die cut, and bent into a bucket or scuttle which is attached to a round foot having a similar pattern. There are rounded edges on the base of the foot and on the upper ridge of the bucket. A wire handle is attached to each side by being bent into a loop that passes through a static eyelet that is riveted to the side of the bucket. There is a shell-like handle attached on the back to aid in pouring. There is a large hole in the bottom with a circular particle board or fiber board insert that sits inside to cover the bottom and the hole. This board has holes drilled in a cross pattern with five (5) across in each direction, sharing one common center hole.
place: label: Place used
content: Orange County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clara Ellis Payne
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.42.10
objectType: label: Type
content: scuttles, coal
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: iron alloy, paint, and fiberboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (29.2 x 34.3 x 42.5 cm)