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Fireplace Tongs

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1850-1899

GUSN

GUSN-68381

Description

Rounded steel sprng/grip, boltd to 2 brass arms, 3-tine forks

Details

Descriptive Terms

painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Painted
TONGS, FIREPLACE

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

15.625 x 11.25 x 1.875 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2100

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