Copper Pot: 1812 History

Copper Pot

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Media Type:: Object
Description:: Copper kettle used during the early 19th century. The kettle is from George Macnoe's estate and was previously owned by a relative in New York who died around the time of the War of 1812.

The copper pot has a removable lid with a handle in the center of the lid and a moveable handle that arches above the pot. Approximately 3 3/4 inches in height and 6 inches in diameter.

There is a blue-green patina on places on the inside and outside of the vessel and the lid, as well as a red coloured corrosion.
Notes:: From the estate of George Macnoe, who died in October 1973. The kettle was previously owned by a relative who died in New York in the early 19th cenutry around the time of the War of 1812.
Date of Original:: early 19th century
Dimensions:: Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 9.5 cm
Subject(s):: Copperwork
Correspondence
Pots & pans
War of 1812- Domestic Life
Language of Item:: English
Geographic Coverage:: Canada - Ontario - St. Catharines

Latitude: 43.15535568413697
Longitude: -79.19425964355469
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Phone: 905-984-8880

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1812 History St. Catharines in the Regency Period, 1811-1836

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