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Stove plate
Henry William Stiegel, Elizabeth Furnace
1769
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henry William Stiegel (Maker)
Place of Origin
Brickersville; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1960.0145
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0145
Object Name
Stove plate
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Henry William Stiegel (Maker); Elizabeth Furnace (Maker)
Place of Origin
Brickersville; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1769
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper center
Inscription: "H.W.STIEGEL.ELIZABETH/FURNACE 1769", cast, words separated by pellets
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Iron
Techniques
- Puddle cast
Dimensions (inches)
22.874 (H) x 26.969 (W) x 1 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
58.1 (H) x 68.5 (W) x 2.54 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 73-75, cat. no. 27.Book: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. 1960 Accessions 1960.
• Published: illus. p.16, fig.9Book: Schiffer, Herbert F., et al. 1979 Antique Iron: Survey of American and English Forms: fifteenth through nineteenth centuries.
• Published: p. 301.Book: Nutting, Wallace. 1928 Furniture Treasury.
• Similar in 1948 edition, vol. 2, fig. 3966.