Pot
Stews and soups were staples of the colonial diet, so cooking pots such as this example would have seen daily use. With no tripod base to stand on, this pot had to be hung over the fire from a trammel. Similar pots were made early in the colonial era at the Saugus Iron Works outside Boston (in operation from 1644 to 1670).
Artwork Details
- Title: Pot
- Date: 18th century
- Medium: Iron
- Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (21.6 x 36.8 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
- Object Number: 10.125.599z(5)
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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