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Fireplace Shovel

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1849

GUSN

GUSN-70322

Description

Cast hndl; bell, ovoid shps; cylindrical shaft; bell-shaped body

Details

Descriptive Terms

shovels
brass (alloy)
steel (alloy)
metal
Unidentified Metal
Steel
Brass
SHOVEL, FIREPLACE

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

37 x 6.625 x 2.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2232.1

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