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On Display: House - Port Royal Bedroom
Stove plate
Henry William Stiegel, Elizabeth Furnace
1769
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henry William Stiegel (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1958.2002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2002
Object Name
Stove plate
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Henry William Stiegel (Maker); Elizabeth Furnace (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1769
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper center
Inscription: "W STIEGEL ELIZABET/ FURNACE 1769", cast
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
- Masonic imagery
Materials
- Iron
Techniques
- Puddle cast
Dimensions (inches)
23.252 (H) x 26.874 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
59.06 (H) x 68.26 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Example from the same mold: pp. 73-75, fig. 27, discussing Winterthur 1960.0145.Book: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. 1960 Accessions 1960.
• For similar example (also in Winterthur collection), see p.16, fig.9