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Fireplace shovel

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1850

GUSN

GUSN-50817

Description

Wrought iron w/ button finial on elongated shaft tapering to flat shovel.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

25.75 x 4.5 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.399

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