Object Number 1960.0771

Object Name

Stove (Nine plate stove)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Brien (Maker or owner)
1766-07/24/1834
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).

Catoctin Furnace (Manufacturer)
1774-1778
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.

Place of Origin

Frederick, Maryland, United States, North America

Date

1820-1834

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Side plate, top center (on both); "JOHN BRIEN. CATOCTIN FURNACE" cast integral

Subjects

Washington, George; President; Eagle; Slavery

Materials

Iron

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

38.5 (H) , 15.551 (W) , 49.752 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

97.79 (H) , 39.5 (W) , 126.37 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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