Three-legged pan
United States or Europe
1900-1940
Measurements
11-3/4 in x 15-1/2 in x 8-1/4 in
Materials
Iron
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp
Accession Number
1959.3839
Provenance
Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp
Comments
This three-legged pan with a long handle is not a known form from the 18th century. This particular example displays several features that indicate it was created in modern times and in imitation of early techniques. The legs and handle appear not to be of forged iron, but rather of rectangular bar stock that has been flattened and otherwise manipulated. The tops of the legs have been hammered to such a thin dimension that the metal has split on one leg. The opposite end, which would have stood in a fireplace, shows little or no wear or damage from use. The bowl is made from thin sheet metal. (It has a pinhole in the center.) The legs and handle are attached with two rivets each, but the two rivets are of different sizes are not installed evenly at all. Instead, they seem to be intended to express "handwork." This pan is best understood as a fake.
