Shovel

Item Information

Title:
Shovel
Description:
Wood D-shaped handle w/ demilune cutout handle. Tapered shaft partially wrapped w/ string w/ metal joint where shaft meets spade. Spade is rectangular and flat w/ wood end band and metal tip.
Date:
1800–1850
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
iron (metal)
oak (wood)
pine (wood)
shovels
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
pine (wood)
Oak
Pine
Iron
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Newbury
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.)
Extent:
47.75 in. x 13 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/25072
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
Accession #:
1985.325
Identifier:
25072