Canteen

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Canteen

Entry/Object ID

1945.20.1a-b

Description

Round, canvas-covered canteen with long leather strap. The canteen is printed on one side with "U.S. F" and has "P.S. Howes CoF 1st Vt" handwritten on the other side. The leather strap attaches to metal rings on either side of the canteen.

Context

Used by Corporal Phil Sheridan Howe of Montpelier, Vermont, during the Spanish-American War

Acquisition

Accession

1945.20

Source or Donor

Howes, Mildred Burr (1902-1994)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1890

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Canteen

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Drinking Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

49-1/2 in

Diameter

7-1/2 in

Material

Leather, Cotton, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Howes, Phillip Sheridan (1875-1941)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Spanish-American War