Hand forged copper pot
date: label: Date
content: 1830s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Hand forged copper pot with metal frame and handle. The pot has two copper patches on the inside of the bowl. The bottom of pot is flat. The end of the handle is round and has a small hole drilled in metal. The copper is dented and scratched throughout. Some corrosion is evident and a small crack in present in the pot on the side.
place: label: Place collected
content: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Foodways
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.105
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: copper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 7/8 × 11 1/2 × 23 1/4 in. (14.9 × 29.2 × 59.1 cm)