Object Details
- Description
- A large cast iron kettle used for cooking. The cauldron has a round body with upturned lip and sits atop three iron feet, with two angular handles connecting lip to body on two sides of the cauldron. An arc-shaped hanger may have once run over top of the kettle, connected at each of the handles.
- Date
- ca. 1800
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Place used
- Virginia, United States, Hampton Roads, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- Foodways
- Slavery
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Exhibition
- In Slavery's Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse, C 050
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Mary C. and William N. Buckner, Jr. Family
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.139.1ab
- Type
- cauldrons
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- cast iron
- Dimensions
- cauldron: 6 1/2 x 8 x 7 1/4 in. (16.5 x 20.3 x 18.4 cm)
- handle: 12 x 9 x 1 3/8 in. (30.5 x 22.9 x 3.5 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.139.1ab
Related Object Groups
3D Model