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Fireplace Shovel

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1867

GUSN

GUSN-5911

Description

Spherical finial; upper shaft handle is round and tapers to square lower shaft; bell-shaped shovel head; tapered drop ends in circle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shovels
iron (metal)
wrought
Iron
Wrought
SHOVEL, FIREPLACE

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

35.625 x 5.875 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.999

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