US 18th Century, Redware, Circular Canteen
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $175.00

Original era manufacture. An unusual canteen, to be sure, but a near identical pattern is held in the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, with a provenance dating back to the Revolution. During the Civil War it was carried by a Confederate Soldier, a grandson of the original owner.Red earthenware construction, with a spout at the top, and a old leather strap used presumably as a belt strap. The canteen is quite sound, with only minor chipping on the lip of the spout. Comes with a copied page of the book "Civil War Canteens" by Sylvia & O'Donnell, giving details on this pattern canteen and its use dating back 400 years.