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Object Number 20-9-10/52504
Display Title Copper kettle, brass base. Hand-hammered.
Descriptions
Object Description Copper kettle, brass base. hand-hammered. attached label reads: "russian copper kettle, very old and rare". Purchased from H. Moses, Juneau Alaska.
Inventory Description Copper kettle, hammered copper, loop handle on lid, brass bottom
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1832
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Coast
Materials Copper, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 2.7 x 32.5 x 22 cm (1 1/16 x 12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 20-9-10/52504
Provenance
Collector Henry Moses (?)
Donor Mrs. W. Scott Fitz (1920)

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