Andiron

Item Information

Title:
Andiron
Description:
"Knife-blade andirons". Flame-shaped shaft, ball-shaped finial with incised lines, turned and incised pedestal. Finial rests on square, flat wrought iron platform. Cabriole legs and flat slipper feet. Rectangular billet bar riveted to plinth.
Date:
1734–1799
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
brass (alloy)
incising
iron (metal)
riveting
turning (shaping process)
wrought
andirons
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
cabriole legs
Iron
Brass
Wrought
Turned
Incised
Cabriole Leg
Riveted
Places:
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
23.75 in. x 13.375 in. x 17 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/8101
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.531.1-.2
Identifier:
8101