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Bowl


Title	Bowl
Coverage / Year	1775 to 1825
Description	Round wooden bowl. Made from a burl of a tree. Has been carved out -- not turned. There is a repair made with tin on one side which covers a crack which extends over the lip and to the base.
Interpretation	We don't know who made this piece or exactly when it was made. We do know that it was important and useful enough to repair when it was broken. The tin piece is a scrap saved from another object, perhaps a lantern. This bowl is a nice example of how before the Industrial Revolution items were repaired and recycled rather than discarded.
Lesson Plans / Themes	World Environments; Food Time Line
Learning Standards	16 History; 15 Economics; 17 Geography; 18 Social systems;
Author or Creator	Early American Museum
Subject / Keywords	Kitchens; Home food processing; Bowls (Tableware) ;
Collection Publisher	Early American Museum
Further Information	For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
Resource Identifier	1968.001.0512
CONTENTdm file name	32.jpg