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Catalog Number |
2018.2.1 |
Object Name |
Bucket |
Description |
North Family lidded pail. This smaller size pail has red paint, none remains inside. Head is made of 3 pieces of pine, shows the 4 dog marks, and has the usual North Family stamp: "N. F. Shakers / Enfield, N.H." Iron bale with hardwood handle. Diamond shaped iron bail plates are secured with 2 clenched nails per side. Hoops are of approx 9/16" iron, secured with 1 rivet each, and trimmed with straight cuts, neither of which is straight across. The lid is made of two pieces of pine, with the 4 dog marks on the underside, some signs of turning marks, but some up and down saw marks remain on the inside as well. The rim of the lid is iron, secured with 1 rivet, cut straight but not perpendicular, 5/8" wide, and nailed to the wood with iron nails. |
Credit line |
Gift of Marion and John Dunn |
Date |
1860 - 1892 |
Dimensions |
H-7.75 Dia-9.875 inches |
Dimension Details |
Height includes lid, but not bail. Diameter is measured at the lid. Diameter across the head of the pail is 8". |
Material |
Pine/Iron/Paint |
Place made |
Enfield, NH Shaker Village, North Family |
Lexicon category |
7: Distribution & Transportation Artifact |
Lexicon sub-category |
Container |
Linked documents |
Click here to watch a video about Enfield buckets on the museum's Youtube channel. |