Tea Steeper
date: label: date made
content: ca 1900
notes: label: Description
content: Short, cylindrical, wire-rimmed vessel with a low-domed, flared-edge, hinged lid topped by a small scroll at front of rim. Tapered, D- or ear-shaped, wire-edged strap handle is soft-soldered to the body at its vertical, folded seam. Inset spout with plain-edged, U-shaped lip is also soft-soldered in place. Body perforated at spout. Flat bottom with folded edge. No marks. Interior stained.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Kenneth E. Jewett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.238049.0001
label: catalog number
content: 238049.0001
label: accession number
content: 238049
objectType: label: Object Name
content: steeper, tea
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: iron wire (rims material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 in x 4 1/4 in; 8.89 cm x 17.78 cm x 10.795 cm