Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Cast-iron Footed Serving Bowl |
Description |
Footed serving bowl, ca.1810. This cast iron bowl was made at "Speedwell", the Harvey family plantation, where an iron furnace was operated from 1800 to 1825, in the Starkey area of what is now Roanoke County. "Speedwell" was named for the ship in which an ancestor of the Harveys immigrated to America. Cast iron was favored for use by frontiersmen, slaves, and indentured servants due to its sturdiness. |
Object ID |
1999.05.01 |
Object Name |
Bowl, Serving |
Date |
circa 1810 |
Year Range from |
1800 |
Year Range to |
1825 |
Subjects |
Bowls (Tableware) Cast ironwork Cooking Cooking utensils Domestic life Frontier & pioneer life Immigration Indentured servants iron furnace Iron industry Ironmongery Kitchen utensils Plantations Serving bowls Ships Slaves |
Search Terms |
Harvey family Roanoke County, Virginia Speedwell (residence) Starkey, Virginia |
Collection |
History Museum of Western Virginia |
Imagefile |
015\19990501.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |