Miniature Stove Door
Miniature Stove Door
- Description
- Child's Victorian cook stove of cast iron. Consists of square iron box mounted on base, all supported by three flaring, reeded iron legs. Sides have cast foliation. On top are four burners, three with lids. On back is replaceable stove pipe in two sections. Included with the stove are two spouted kettles, two saucepans, one with lid, one skillet, one kettle with swinging handle and lid and one small iron. Section between front burners can be removed revealing oval burner for flat iron.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- stove plate, miniature
- Other Terms
- Stove Door; Toys
- date made
- after 1850
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- iron, cast (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3/4 in x 5 3/8 in x 4 5/8 in; 1.905 cm x 13.6525 cm x 11.7475 cm
- ID Number
- DL.61.1061H
- catalog number
- 61.1061H
- accession number
- 115031
- Credit Line
- Mrs. Daniel Gardner
- subject
- Toys
- Cooking
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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