Andiron
Andiron
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- Description
- Figural andiron of a bare-chested, enslaved African or black man standing with a wineglass and bottle or decanter in his hands; he wears a double-stranded collar or necklace, pantaloons, ribbed stockings and shoes. Billet bar fused into back of cast upright. No marks. One of a pair, 1978.0939.237-.238.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- andiron
- date made
- 1750 - 1790
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- iron, cast (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 3/8 in x 6 1/2 in x 14 1/2 in; 28.8925 cm x 16.51 cm x 36.83 cm
- ID Number
- 1978.0939.238
- catalog number
- 1978.0939.238
- accession number
- 1978.0939
- Credit Line
- John Paul Remensnyder
- subject
- Africans
- Man
- Slavery
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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