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Object Name
Fireset
Object Number
1929-02-20 A-D
Description
A,B: pair of brass andirons with iron bar and back legs. Andirons have turned arm with ball shaped ornament at top. Front legs are sculpted and bent in stepped design towards ground. Bar extending from base of arm is iron with a pair of iron legs on back of bar. C: Fire place tongs - long iron arms with circular pads at end to grasp wood. Handle brass with simple turned design. D: Shovel - upper part of hand turned brass design. Bottom 2/3 of hand iron with iron shovel at bottom. Shovel widens towards mouth, flaring slightly at ends.
Category
Furnishings
Date Made
early 19th century
Dimensions
andirons: 15"H x 16"L; tongs: 25"L shovel: 24"L
Materials
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