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Description:

Cast, tulip-shaped, leaf-and-scroll-patterned trivet with circle-and-heart handle; three D-section legs. Symmetrical design features three fern or acanthus leaves, the center leaf flanked by fluted scrolls, with a pair of open pointed ovals at base. No marks. Trivets DL*290448A-B are the same pattern; DL*290448A is an old example, DL*290448B is a reproduction.

Date Made: ca 1900

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

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Credit Line: Gift of Caroline E. Bates

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.290448BCatalog Number: 290448BAccession Number: 59652

Object Name: trivet

Physical Description: iron, cast (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 1/4 in x 6 3/8 in x 8 1/2 in; 3.175 cm x 16.1925 cm x 21.59 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-460a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_311813

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