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Goffering iron
1770-1800
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1958.0979 C
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0979 C
Object Name
Goffering iron
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
The origin was identified as possibly America by a previous cataloguer [Lorena Baines 2007].
Date
1770-1800
Materials
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
1.457 (W) x 10.626 (L) x 0.394 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.7 (W) x 26.99 (L) x 1 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Schiffer, Herbert F., et al. 1979 Antique Iron: Survey of American and English Forms: fifteenth through nineteenth centuries.
• Published: p.206, fig.B