Collection Highlights
The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. April 14th 1865
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.60
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Teakettle
Object Number:
1933.133ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Copper, tin, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. ( 16.5 x 26.7 x 18.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: in pencil under lidL "Child."
Description:
Copper kettle with tinned interior with rounded body, crooked spout with hinged cover over mouth, flat circular base and shoulder, hinged strap and bail handle, and circular step-domed lid with brass mushroom finial.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
