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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
Decorated File Box, 1830-54
Object ID
1908.002
Date Range
1830-1854
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
Decorated File Box, 1830-54
Description
Domed lid sheet iron box with wire bail handle. Painted black with red border lines and painted drapery ornament in gold.
Label on interior connects box to documents relating to the Asiatic cholera epidemic in Columbia in 1854.
label on side reads, "Francis X. Reuss Collection"
Date Range
1830-1854
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 06
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
cholera
Object Name
Box, File
Material
Sheet Iron
Height (in)
6.25
Width (in)
8.75
Depth (in)
4.75
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Broken Latch
Object ID
1908.002
Accession Number
1908.002
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Object ID
2002.114
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Description
Sheet Iron lampstand intended to hold "betty lamp". wide shallow circular dish base with round pillar supportiing lamp shelf with crimped gallery. Attached handle and support for shelf.
Year Range From
1780
Year Range To
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 46
Subcategory
Lighting Device
Object Name
Holder, Lamp
Material
Sheet Iron
Height (in)
9
Depth (in)
6.5
Diameter (in)
6.25
Object ID
2002.114
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
Silvius Copper Teakettle
Object ID
1939.009.5
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
Silvius Copper Teakettle
Description
Hand wrought copper teakettle, brazed spout, brazed bottom, copper handle attached with riveted hinges. Handle is stamped, "Silvius" 2-part lid with band handle, most likely a replacement.
Year Range From
1845
Year Range To
1855
Made By
Silvius, Thomas
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 37
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
People
Silvius, Thomas
Classification
Decorative Arts
Subcategory
Food Processing T&E
Search Terms
Copper
Object Name
Teakettle
Material
Copper
Height (in)
13
Width (in)
14
Depth (in)
9.5
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Replaced Handle. Large dent opposite spout, near handle. Several repairs are evident by silver solder.
Object ID
1939.009.5
Accession Number
1939.009
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
John Getz Copper Teakettle
Object ID
2002.154.1
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
John Getz Copper Teakettle
Description
Copper teakettle, attached seamed spout, dovetailed body. Bottom constructed from a separate piece and dovetailed and soldered to body, Flat band handle hinged to main body, Maker's mark along top of handle, "John Getz"
Domed lid with knob (not copper), classic shape with spout and moveable handle attached to flanges. Dove-tailed verticle seam visible opposite straight seamed spout. Bottom is dovetailed into place. Flanges which the handles are attached are riveted to the body by two rivets. Tin hinge?
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1850
Made By
Getz, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 37
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
People
Getz, John
Classification
Decorative Arts
Subcategory
Food Processing T&E
Search Terms
Copper
Object Name
Teakettle
Material
Copper
Height (in)
12.675
Width (in)
14
Depth (in)
9.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2013-11-06
Object ID
2002.154.1
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Accession Number
2002.154
Other Number
SA# 24
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
Tole Coffeepot
Object ID
2002.101
Date Range
1810-1850
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
Tole Coffeepot
Description
Tinned sheet iron coffeepot with band handle and straight tube spout. Painted decoration with floral design in yellow, green, red and with a yellow border at top. Marked, "624" on the interior of the lid. Pressure adhesive label on bottom reads, "No Acc No."
Date Range
1810-1850
Year Range From
1810
Year Range To
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 37
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Food Service T&E
Object Name
Teapot
Oither Names
Coffeepot
Material
Tinned Sheet Iron
Height (in)
9
Width (in)
9
Depth (in)
6
Object ID
2002.101
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2002.101
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Object ID
2002.116
Date Range
1810-1900
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Description
Sheet Iron tray with folded edges connected and supported by internal wire. Originally painted black with enameled floral decoration and border pattern.
Date Range
1810-1900
Year Range From
1810
Year Range To
1900
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum West
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 1
Storage Shelf
Shelf 6
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Tray
Material
Sheet Iron
Height (in)
0.75
Length (in)
13
Width (in)
8.75
Condition Notes
severe loss of paint.
Object ID
2002.116
Accession Number
2002.116
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