Oven
n.d.
18 1/2 in. x 19 in. x 11 1/2 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Household Object
Medium and Support:
metal
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum
Accession Number:
X1972.83.a&b
This oven is a tin cylinder open at the back to allow heat to penetrate food. The Dutch oven was set into the fireplace to roast meat. There was an iron spit whcih held the meat, and a spout at the bottom of the oven which allowed meat juies and drippings to be poured off.