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Fireplace shovel

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1820-1850

GUSN

GUSN-50747

Description

Cast brass belted ball and baluster handle w/ steel shaft and iron shovel.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shovels
brass (alloy)
iron (metal)
steel (alloy)
Federal
Iron
Brass
Steel
Federal
SHOVEL, FIREPLACE

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

27 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.210

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