Museum Object Number1960.0771 |
Stove (Nine plate stove)
Metals
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
John Brien (Maker or owner)
Catoctin Furnace (Manufacturer)
James Johnson and his three brothers, Roger, Thomas and Baker, built Catoctin Furnace on several thousand acres of wooded land north of Frederick, Maryland, between 1774 and 1778. It changed hands many times, eventually passing to John Brien (1766-1834) and his father-in-law, Colonel John McPherson, in 1820. Brien was born in Ireland but was in America by 1794, at which point he was associated with Colebrook Furnace in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, which was owned by his uncle, Robert Coleman. By 1797, Brien was in York County, Pennsylvania, where he owned Spring Forge (Fennimore, Iron at Winterthur, 78).James Johnson and his three brothers, Roger, Thomas and Baker, built Catoctin Furnace on several thousand acres of wooded land north of Frederick, Maryland, between 1774 and 1778. It changed hands many times, eventually passing to John Brien (1766-1834) and his father-in-law, Colonel John McPherson, in 1820 (Fennimore, Iron at Winterthur, 78). The furnace operated with an enslaved labor force.
17661774
07/24/18341778
Frederick, Maryland, United States, North America
1820-1834
1. Mark; Side plate, top center (on both); "JOHN BRIEN. CATOCTIN FURNACE" cast integral
Washington, George; President; Eagle; Slavery
Iron
Cast
38.5 (H) , 15.551 (W) , 49.752 (D)
97.79 (H) , 39.5 (W) , 126.37 (D)
Text available soon.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 78-79, cat. no. 30.
[Article] Fennimore, Donald L. 2003 Catoctin Furnace Ironwork. 28-29.
• Published: pp.28-29