Pot (Cauldron)

Museum Object Number 1998.0026

Object Name

Pot (Cauldron)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Tim Coldren in memory of Monroe Coldren

Creator (Role)

Pine Grove Furnace (Maker)

Creator Notes

Established by Robert Thornburgh, George Stevenson, and John Arthur on the Mountain Creek branch of the Yellow Breeches Creek (Pennsylvania) in 1764. A furnace by the same name was established in Deep Creek in Sussex County, Delaware.

Place of Origin

Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1770-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; On side of pot, near lip; "PINE . GROV[ ]", cast

Materials

Iron

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

9.646 (H) , 14.488 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

24.5 (H) , 36.8 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 92-93, cat. no. 38.