1800-1850
GUSN-289564
Fireplace tongs from a set of wrought iron fireplace tools, including shovel. Turned brass handles with ball-shaped finials and two horizontal bands at centers.
firesets
wrought iron (iron alloy)
brass (alloy)
Tongs, Fireplace
Original To Nickels-Sortwell House (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
United States
28 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Frances Sortwell
1958.237.1
Title Fireset Accession Number 1958.237.2
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].