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Late 18th century
GUSN-172761
Pair of brass andirons. Chippendale style with double lemon shaped tops and turned necks. Arched legs with ball and claw feet. Iron supports for logs extend from backs of andirons. The original location for the andirons was in the Breakfast Room at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.
andirons
brass (alloy)
iron (metal)
Chippendale
Andiron
17.1
Unknown
18 3/4 x 12 x 21 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Purchase
2009.9.1
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