Andiron

Museum Object Number 1958.1997.001

Object Name

Andiron

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Daniel King (Maker)

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1760-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Top of upright; "Daniel/ King/ Fecit", engraved in script

Materials

Brass; Iron

Techniques

Cast, Wrought

Dimensions (inches)

23.228 (H) , 13.307 (W) , 15.945 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

59 (H) , 33.8 (W) , 40.5 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat. no. 54, p. 134.
[Article] Fennimore, Donald L. 05//1975 "Metalwork". American Art Journal. 7 (1): 93-106.
• Published: p. 98.
[Book] Kauffman, Henry J. 1968 American Copper and Brass.
• Published: p. 152.
[Book] Kauffman, Henry J. 1972 The American Fireplace: Chimneys, Fireplaces and Accessories.
• Published: p.280
[Book] Schiffer, Nancy N., et al. 1978 The Brass Book: American, English and European, Fifteenth Century through 1850.
• Published: p.64, fig.A
[Article] Fales, Dean A. Jr. 12//1958 Notes on Early American Brass and Copper. Antiques. 74 (5): 534-8.
• Published: p. 537.