Pair of Fire Buckets
Object ID:
1929-04-1,2
Category:
Household Accessories
Medium:
leather, varnish
Date:
ca. between 1774 and 1800
Held at:
Litchfield Historical Society
Associated Place:
Litchfield, CT
Size:
16" height x 8" diameter
Description:
Pair Black sewn leather buckets with brown interior, white painted name and number on front: "T. REEVE/No.1" on one and "T. REEVE/No. 2" on other. Seams at bottom and up the back. Handles of leather sewn around rope center and attached by iron loop through leather loop on either side of top rim.
Associated People
- Tapping Reeve
Owner
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