brass pot
Date1850-1900
Inventory Number1998-1-1614
ClassificationPot
Subject
Maker
English
?
Cultural Region
Dimensions14 x 27.5 x 20.5 cm (5 1/2 x 10 13/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionA very rusted heavy pot in a roughly cylindrical shape with two handles near its edge, and a flat metallic ring that goes around it at roughly one fourth of its height.
Signedunsigned
Inscribedon curved side: No 2 1/2 [and] 3.2 L.
FunctionThe exact function of this device is unknown. It probably was held by the metallic ring, perhaps over a stove.
