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On Display: House - Metalwork Alcove
Stove plate
1742-1750
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1993.0010
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1993.0010
Object Name
Stove plate
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1742-1750
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom
Inscription: "ES. RUHMT. SIH. [ ]M. G[ ]T. D[ ]ZE[ ]/ PHARISAER. DES. N[ ]OELNERS. HERZ./ GEFELT. DOCH. GOTT. FHL. MEHR./ LVCA. AM. 18. CAP. 1742", cast
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Biblical scene
Materials
- Iron
Techniques
- Puddle cast
Dimensions (inches)
24.626 (H) x 25.252 (W) x 0.874 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
62.55 (H) x 64.14 (W) x 2.22 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 72-73, cat. no. 26.Book: Mercer, Henry C. 1961 The Bible in Iron: Pictured Stoves and Stoveplates of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• For identical or nearly identical examples, see figs.93-94Book: The Committee on Historical Research. 1914 Forges and Furnaces in the Province of Pennsylvania.
• For an identical or nearly identical example, see opp.p.96