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Cooking pot with handle

19th century

United States, North and Central America

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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.

This is a circular metal cooking pot with a long handle. The handle is slightly curved and has a small opening at the end. Its opposite end is a t-shaped flange attached to the pot via two rivets. There is an Old Slave Mart label on underside of handle. It is a white painted patch with black writing that reads "R215."

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2017.108.20.6

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