Andiron
Andiron
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- Description
- Figural andiron of George Washington in military uniform, standing with hat held in his right hand and his left hand at waist, elbow bent. Flask-cast upright with sliding dovetail at center of its hollow back for a shaped billet bar with curved ends and two holes in its length. No marks. One of a pair, 1980.0465.01A-B.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- andiron
- date made
- 1850 - 1930
- decorative motif; depicted
- Washington, George
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- iron, cast (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 15 1/8 in x 7 1/8 in x 16 1/4 in; 38.4175 cm x 18.0975 cm x 41.275 cm
- ID Number
- 1980.0465.01A
- accession number
- 1980.0465
- catalog number
- 1980.0465.01A
- subject
- Uniforms, Military
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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