Wash pot used by Manda Caldwell and her daughter Susan Caldwell McGill
date: label: Date
content: 1850-1950
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Manda Caldwell, American
label: Owned by
content: Susan Caldwell McGill, American, 1888 - 1944
notes: label: Caption
content: This pot belonged to and was used by Manda (Amanda) Caldwell and her daughter Susie (Susan) Caldwell McGill. Manda Caldwell was born enslaved in the York County or Cherokee County areas of South Carolina. She worked as a laundress during and after her enslavement. Iron pots such as this one were used for many utilitarian purposes - washing clothes, making lye soap and cooking large quantities of food outside.
label: Description
content: A large, round iron pot with a brown, orange and red patina. The pot rests on four short legs and has four handles.
place: label: Place collected
content: Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: South Carolina, 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: Families
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
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Nichols Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.161
objectType: label: Type
content: cauldrons
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: 11 3/8 × 20 1/2 × 18 1/4 in., 26 lb. (28.9 × 52.1 × 46.4 cm, 11.8 kg)