Dutch Oven

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dutch Oven

Entry/Object ID

1988.6.2

Description

Cast iron pot or kettle. The bulbous pot sits on three feet and has a round, circular body. It flares outward at the top. There is a handle consisting of a thick cast iron rod bent into a semi-circle and attached to ears on either side of the pot.

Context

Owned by Abijah Wheelock, the first permanent settler of Calais, Vermont. According to family history, he used this pot to cook their first meal after traveling to Calais from Montpelier.

Acquisition

Accession

1988.6

Source or Donor

Jackman, Robert

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Anderson, Betty Jackman

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1780

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Oven, Dutch

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Cauldron

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Kettle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cookware

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Cooking Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12-1/2 in

Diameter

17 in

Material

Iron

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wheelock, Abijah

Related Places

Place

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Web Links and URLs

Records of the Wheelock family of Calais, Vermont and vicinity.

Interpretative Labels

Label

Pot, circa 1780 Iron Gift of Betty Jackson Anderson The Abijah Wheelock family was the first to settle permanently in Calais. On April 13, 1789, Abijah started on the seven-mile trip from Montpelier to Calais with his wife, Lois, and their six-month old baby. He pulled them and their family belongings on a hand sled over three feet of melting spring snow. The family story says that when they finally arrived in Calais at the end of that day, they cooked their first meal in this iron pot.