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Wood Stove

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Date

1800-1820

GUSN

GUSN-59114

Description

Rectangular stove with a fireback on an oval hearth with relief eagles and busts of Benjamin Franklin.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stoves (heating equipment)
casting (process)
iron (metal)
Stove
Stove, Wood Heating
Stove, Wood Heating

Associated Person

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P445

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

31 1/2 x 42 x 32 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.4998A-C

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