Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Cauldron
ca. 1925
United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A large circular iron cauldron. It has a rounded body, three short conical legs attached to the bottom, and a slight indentation just below the opening lip, which flairs outwards. There is a raised horizontal ridge running around the circumference of the vessel. There are two small thick vertical handles on each side of the cauldron, near the vessel's mouth.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2017.108.20.2
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