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1840-1860
GUSN-20045
Cast iron fire tool stand. Base shaped like shield and decorated w/ vines rising out of a lion's head. 2 claw feet at back of base. Lion's head near top of back and connected to C-scrolled arms. Flower at top.
stands (support furniture)
firesets
casting (process)
iron (metal)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
lion
heads (representations)
Iron
Slip Cast
Lion
STAND, FIRESET
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
26.5 x 10 x 9 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.287
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