Handle, Iron Item Number: 45KI765/P14-31 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
AMEC Analysis: Comments: This artifact is a steel strip with one bent end forming an acute angle. The strip is finished with lacquer and has a perforated end presumable for hanging on a hook. It is 10 inches long and 1 1/8 inches wide; the curved end is 1 1/2 inches long. One enameled iron handle, possibly from a cooking or serving pot. Smaller end has a perforation, possibly for hanging; larger end has a bend with remains of formerly attached pan. Surface is corroded. Enamel is exfoliating, especially near bent end. L. Penttila 3/1/2010
Dimension Details
Depth = Thickness.
Credit Line
Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
Collection Owner
Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Geographical Search Terms
King County North America Northwest Coast Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Item History
- Collected by Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental on November 8, 2005
What
- Name
- Handle, Iron
- Identification Number
- 45KI765/P14-31
- Type of Item
- iron handle
- Material
- iron metal
- Overall
- length 26.035 cm, width 3.175 cm, height 5.08 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 184.9 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on November 8, 2005
Other
- Object Category
- Metal
- Object Sub Category
- Iron
- Accession Number
- 2008-177
- Classification
- Site Type: Historic Debris Scatter/ConcentrationSite Type: Historic Object(s)
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Excavated By
- Rooke, Lara
- Site Number
- 45-KI-765
- Unit
- Area P14