Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Canteen owned by William Adrian Hawkins |
Object Number |
M.2005.005 |
Object Type |
Canteen |
Date |
Late 18th century |
Place of Origin |
United States of America |
Description |
American stave canteen owned by William Adrian Hawkins (1742-1817), an officer in the New Hampshire Continental Line during the Revolutionary War, made in the late 18th century. Drum-style canteen with twelve wooden staves encompassed by two bent hickory straps, one with single fingering. Has an iron spout and nails and two wooden pegs. Painted blue, with areas of red paint visible underneath where the blue paint is missing. A partial paper label pasted on one side reads: "[Ca]rried By William A. / [Haw]kins d[ur]ing the Battle of / [Bun]ker Hill in 1812 1775." The handwritten ink inscription seems to have originally had the date 1812, which was later corrected to 1775 in graphite in a different hand. |
Materials |
Hickory/Paint/Wood/Iron/Paper |
Dimensions |
11 1/4" h x 9 7/8" w x 7" d (including spout) |
Credit Line |
Museum Acquisitions Fund purchase, 2005 |