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Andiron
Daniel King
1760-1800
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Daniel King (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Brass
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1958.1997.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1997.002
Object Name
Andiron
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Daniel King (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1760-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Top of upright
Inscription: "Daniel/ King/ Fecit", engraved in script
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Brass
- Iron
Techniques
- Cast
- Wrought
Dimensions (inches)
23.228 (H) x 13.307 (W) x 15.945 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
59 (H) x 33.8 (W) x 40.5 (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. 54, p. 134.Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 05//1975 "Metalwork". American Art Journal. 7 (1): 93-106.
• Published: p. 98.Book: Kauffman, Henry J. 1968 American Copper and Brass.
• Published: p. 152.Book: Kauffman, Henry J. 1972 The American Fireplace: Chimneys, Fireplaces and Accessories.
• Published: p.280Book: Schiffer, Nancy N., et al. 1978 The Brass Book: American, English and European, Fifteenth Century through 1850.
• Published: p.64, fig.AArticle: Fales, Dean A. Jr. 12//1958 Notes on Early American Brass and Copper. Antiques. 74 (5): 534-8.
• Published: p. 537.