Ovoid brass finial with waisted stem; wrought iron cylindrical shaft with bulbous top just below finial; modified bell-shaped shovel.
shovels
wrought iron (iron alloy)
brass (alloy)
casting (process)
Shovel, Fireplace
Used At Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
23 1/8 x 4 7/8 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.755
Possibly North America (North and Central America) [general region]
Possibly England (United Kingdom) [country]
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