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Fireplace Shovel

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1824

GUSN

GUSN-70189

Description

Baluster handle; globular knob; flared scoop

Details

Descriptive Terms

shovels
brass (alloy)
casting (process)
iron (metal)
Brass
Iron
Slip Cast
SHOVEL, FIREPLACE

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

29 x 6.5 x 2.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2480.2

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