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Andiron

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1800

GUSN

GUSN-7724

Description

Brass body. Ball feet on spurred cabriole legs surmounted by a faceted plinth. turned shaft terminating in large ball finial with a steeple top. Log stop matches the finial. Iron billet bar.

Details

Descriptive Terms

andirons
brass (alloy)
iron (metal)
Brass
Iron
ANDIRON

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

19.5 x 10.5 x 20.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Purchase, Miss Elizabeth Goodwin, 1952.

Accession Number

1966.213.1

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