Cauldron fur trading
Cauldron from the fur-trading era. Made of copper metal, it is black in color. It is encircled by an iron ring for attaching a handle. The Hudson’s Bay Company hallmark is visible inside the cauldron on the rim. The bottom is very thin due to oxidation and wear. This object was probably made in England.
- Accession Number 2022.26.13
- Fabricant / Éditeur Hudson's Bay Company
- Materials metal, copper?, metal, iron
- Measurements 32 x 28,7 x 26,7 cm
Historical context
Metal cauldrons were among the objects found in the various Hudson’s Bay Company trading posts that traded with the Aboriginals. In a context of mutual dependence, the latter traded the fur of the animals they hunted for European goods.
Founded on May 2, 1670, the company received a charter authorizing it to trade in a territory that today encompasses northern Quebec and Labrador, northern and western Ontario, the Prairie pro...
- Accession Number 2022.26.13
- Fabricant / Éditeur Hudson's Bay Company
- Materials metal, copper?, metal, iron
- Measurements 32 x 28,7 x 26,7 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Dave St-Martin, 2022.026.013
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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