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Fireset Bracket

Date

ca. 1800

GUSN

GUSN-5013

Description

C-scroll arm, attached to shaped wall bracket, terminating in two turned and knopped finials.

Details

Descriptive Terms

brackets (structural elements)
brass (alloy)
knops
turning (shaping process)
C-scrolls
Brass
Turned
Knopped
Scroll
BRACKET, FIRESET

Associated Building

Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

3 x 2 x 3.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.294.1

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