Object Number 1991.0002

Object Name

Stove

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects

Creator (Role)

Henry N. Stanley (Maker)

Place of Origin

West Poultney, Vermont, United States, North America

Date

1845

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Top left panel; "STANLEY'S/ PATENT/ NO 8", cast
2. Inscription; Top right panel; "POULTNEY/ VT. OCT 16/ 1845", cast

Materials

Iron

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

31.126 (H) , 31.626 (L) , 19.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

79.06 (H) , 80.33 (L) , 49.53 (W)

Measurement Notes

The measurements were taken while the stove was assembled (which it still is at the time of cataloguing [Lorena Baines 2007]). The width and length were measured at the widest point--i.e., the platform.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Harris, Howell John. 2009 "The Stove Trade Needs Change Continually: Designing the First Mass-Market Consumer Durable, ca. 1810-1930". Winterthur Portfolio. 43 (Winter) (4): 43.
• Published: p. 376, Fig. 11.