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Andiron
Edward Smylie
1827-1849
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Edward Smylie (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Brass
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1978.0005.001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1978.0005.001
Object Name
Andiron
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Edward Smylie (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1827-1849
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: On billet bar cover, behind log stop
Inscription: "E.SMYLIE/ 9 [struck over "7"]/ PATENT", stamped
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Brass
- Iron
Techniques
- Cast
- Wrought
Dimensions (inches)
23.374 (H) x 11.5 (W) x 24.126 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
59.37 (H) x 29.21 (W) x 61.28 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat. no. 66, p. 146.Book: Schiffer, Nancy N., et al. 1978 The Brass Book: American, English and European, Fifteenth Century through 1850.
• Published: p.83, fig.H.