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Bellows

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1880

GUSN

GUSN-63952

Description

Wooden bellows with shell and bellflower carving on one face; leather bag; brass nozzle. Studded with brass nails.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bellows
caning
carving (processes)
shell (animal material)
wood (plant material)
husk (motif)
shell (animal material)
Bellows
Shell
Bellflower
Caned
Carved
Bellows

Associated Building

Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

16.625 x 5.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret Carson Holt

Accession Number

1970.745

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