Andiron
Andiron
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- Description
- Part of upright from a figural andiron featuring the head and torso of a woman wearing a square-necked, tight bodice; her hair is pulled back and her hands are clasped at her waist. Upright broken where billet bar was attached; one plain, arched and rounded cabriole leg remains. No marks. One of a pair, 1982.0090.82A-B.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- andiron
- Object Type
- andirons
- date made
- 1760 - 1800
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- iron, cast (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 5/8 in x 5 1/4 in x 11 3/4 in; 4.1275 cm x 13.335 cm x 29.845 cm
- ID Number
- 1982.0090.82B
- accession number
- 1982.0090
- catalog number
- 1982.0090.82B
- Credit Line
- Estate of John Paul Remensnyder
- subject
- Woman
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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