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Andiron

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1740-1760

GUSN

GUSN-2456

Description

Each with a brass ball-topped acorn finial on an iron rod shaft, arched legs and large penny feet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

andirons
brass (alloy)
iron (metal)
wrought
Iron
Brass
Wrought
Andiron

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

18.125 x 11 x 17.25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.480

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