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Gooseneck Andiron

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1790-1810

GUSN

GUSN-3360

Description

Each andiron has a faceted ball finial on a goose neck and is shaped with a flattened standard, with arched legs and spur feet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

andirons
iron (metal)
wrought
Iron
Wrought
ANDIRON

Associated Building

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

Additional Identification Number

1991.1144

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

12 1/2 x 7/8 x 13 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1144AB

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