Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
1942-1945
1946.89a-c
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Container
Object name
Container
Date
1850-1890
Medium
Wood, probably maple
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 10 in. ( 16.5 x 26.7 x 25.4 cm )
Description
Turned wood container with foot; bulbous center section; thin iron bail carrying handle attached to iron loops at sides. Lid missing.
Object Number
INV.13811
Marks
painted: in black ink on bottom: "T [over circle] 4"
written: in black ink on paper sticker affixed to bottom: "582 D [illeg.] m ch"
Gallery Label
This container, which originally included a lid, is an example of "Peaseware" made in the Cascade Valley of northeastern Ohio in the late 19th century. In 1850, David Mills Pease (1815-1890) founded a woodturning business that specialized in producing wooden containers for practical daily use. Many of the vessels were used for the safe storage of food, including herbs, mustard and other seeds, salt, pepper, and maple sugar chunks. Bail handles, as in this example, eased the burden of carrying one or more full containers.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
