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Fireplace crane

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1700-1800

GUSN

GUSN-25131

Description

Rough cast iron, L-shaped body w/ applied triangular supporting brace. Flat sides, the top arm terminating in upward hook.

Details

Descriptive Terms

firesets
cookware
casting (process)
iron (metal)
Iron
Slip Cast
CRANE

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

34.125 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.193

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