Andiron
Andiron
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- Description
- Ball-and-spear or "steeple-top" andiron with cylindrical pedestal and base on spurred cabriole legs ending in creased snake feet on platforms; brass strip on top of billet bar extends to matching log-stop. Two-part upright, both parts hollow cast and vertically seamed. Hollow-cast legs are unfinished on back. All parts held together by an internal iron rod threaded at top and peened at bottom. Brass strip stamped behind log-stop "B. EDMANDS / CHARLESTOWN" in incuse serif letters. One of a pair, 1979.0262.01-.02.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- andiron
- date made
- ca 1799 - 1811
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston, Charlestown
- Physical Description
- brass (upright; legs; log stop; billet bar cover material)
- iron, wrought (billet bar; internal rod material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16 1/8 in x 10 1/4 in x 18 in; 40.9575 cm x 26.035 cm x 45.72 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.0262.01
- catalog number
- 1979.0262.01
- accession number
- 1979.0262
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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