Marble shelf with three cast iron brackets. Spans the length between two dining room door surrounds in a way that resembles a mantel. Marble is curved at edges, brackets have bird and leaf openwork.
shelves
casting (process)
iron (metal)
marble (rock)
Marble
Iron
Slip Cast
Shelf
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
11.5 x 93.5 x 9.75 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.679
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