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Andiron
1760-1780
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Brass
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1959.2872.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2872.001
Object Name
Andiron
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
The creation place was identified as America by a previous cataloguer [Lorena Baines 2007].
Date
1760-1780
Materials
- Brass
- Iron
Techniques
- Cast
- Wrought
Dimensions (inches)
24.764 (H) x 13.11 (W) x 19.764 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
62.9 (H) x 33.3 (W) x 50.2 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat. no. 58a, p. 138.