Coal bucket
Category
Metalwork
Date
1830 - 1870
Materials
steel & iron
Measurements
635 x 530 mm
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 289173
Summary
A mid Victorian black and gilt coal bucket. Oval in shape with a domed lid and resting on a stand. It has iron handles in the shape of twisted vine stems and grapes on either side of the bucket and on top. The gilt and red acanthus decoration aorund the lid, side and base of the bucket. A liner inside.