Antique Copper Pot - Hand-Forged - Solid Copper Pot with Dovetail popular Seam - 19th Century Copper Cauldron

This gorgeous hand-forged thick and heavy solid copper pot was all handmade, with a wrought iron handle, brass fittings, and dovetail seam. Dovetailed seams were used up until about 1900, at which time welding came into prominence which made the time-consuming dovetail process obsolete. The pot stands 6 inches high. Its flared design at the bottom was intended to create a larger surface area to capture more heat. It measures 7.5 inches across the bottom and the rolled rim popular at the top. The pot has a handmade iron handle attached to brass loops on the sides. This type of handle was shaped under tension: it was heated to make it pliable and then stretched and bent with hand tools. The pot probably would have originally hung over a fire. In very good antique condition with no dents or breaks, and a beautiful aged patina. Could be brightened up with copper polish if preferred.

Photos show the clipped or cramped seam down the side of the pot and around the bottom. In a cramp seam, the notches (called crenellations, like the top of a medieval castle wall) cut into one piece of copper slide over the edge of the other piece along the entire length of the seam and are pounded — cramped — together until they fuse into a single layer. The coppersmith then lets molten brass flow into the crevices along the seam to seal it, a process called brazing. An incredible amount of work went into these functional objects. A real survivor from the 1800s and absolutely lovely farmhouse kitchen decor, the pot looks great with a bouquet of flowers inside.

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