Trivet

Description:

Cast, shield-shaped trivet with heart-tipped, double-loop handle and symmetrical lyre and pineapple design; three triangular legs. Closed-toe railing along two sides. Underside of one long side struck incuse "S.B.S.", "S.SALISBURY.", and "PROV. R.I.", all in roman letters.

Date Made: 1825 - 1900

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Rhode Island, Providence

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: John Paul Remensnyder

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1978.0939.036Accession Number: 1978.0939Catalog Number: 1978.0939.036

Object Name: trivet

Physical Description: brass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in x 4 in; 3.81 cm x 19.05 cm x 10.16 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-5aeb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_309530

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