Object Number 1954.0092.003

Object Name

Shovel (Fire shovel)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

United Kingdom or United States, Europe or North America

Origin Notes

Possibly England or Philadelphia.

Date

1760-1780

Materials

Iron; Brass

Techniques

Wrought, Cast

Dimensions (inches)

37.008 (L) , 8.858 (W) , 2.165 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

94 (L) , 22.5 (W) , 5.5 (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: p. 131, cat. no. 52.