Miniature Skillet: Museum Object and Cultural History
Miniature Skillet: date made: after 1850. Object Name: skillet, miniature. Other Terms: Fry Pan; Toys.
The object in the museum catalogue
Miniature skillet or frying pan. Cast iron. Round flat-bottomed bowl, short walls with small out-turned lip. Handle has curved end with teardrop-shaped hanging hole. No mark. Part of accessories that accompany a doll's stove (DL*61.1061A) called "The Doll" (see DL*61.1061A-O).
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: after 1850
- Object Name: skillet, miniature
- Other Terms: Fry Pan; Toys
- Physical Description: cast iron (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 3/4 in x 6 in x 3 1/4 in; 1.905 cm x 15.24 cm x 8.255 cm
- place made: United States
- Subject: Toys
- Subject: Cooking
- ID Number: DL.61.1061F
- catalog number: 61.1061F
- accession number: 115031
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Daniel Gardner
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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