Cast iron kettle owned by members of the Ellis family

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Iron cast into the shape of a bucket or kettle with three feet and a swinging handle. There appears to have been an eyelet for a hook, a handle or a loop on the back but it has broken off.

Catalog date

late 19th-early 20th century

Recorded places

Orange County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Black interiors; Cooking and dining; Domestic life; Families

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