Andiron
Andiron
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- Description
- Figural andiron of a man walking left with his hand in his coat pocket; he wears a long, collared coat with buttons from collar to waist, calf-high, heeled boots and a hat with a rounded crown and an open arch springing from the ends of its curved brim. Entire andiron is a single, two-part casting, with the cast billet bar inserted into and fused to the puddle-cast upright when poured. No marks. One of a pair, DL*388203A-B.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- andiron
- Object Type
- andirons
- date made
- 1780-1820
- place made
- United States: New England
- Physical Description
- iron, cast (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 6 3/8 in x 13 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 16.1925 cm x 34.29 cm
- ID Number
- DL.388203A
- catalog number
- 388203A
- accession number
- 182022
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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