Object Number 1958.2478

Object Name

Shovel (Fire shovel)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Coffin Jones (Retailer)
1750-1829

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Possibly Boston based on stylistic forms and the stamp of retailer John Coffin Jones.

Date

1785-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Back of shaft, near shoulders; "J C J" stamped incuse in Roman capitals

Materials

Iron; Brass

Techniques

Wrought, Cast

Dimensions (inches)

31.299 (L) , 7.756 (W) , 2.283 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

79.5 (L) , 19.7 (W) , 5.8 (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. 172, cat. no. 90.