RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
table
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: table
Table; Furniture; Tilt-Top
date made: ca 1780
place made: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: mahogany (overall material)
pine (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 27 1/8 in x 30 1/4 in x 30 1/8 in; 68.8975 cm x 76.835 cm x 76.5175 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mildred Armistead Baker Ruttencutter, in memory of her mother Margaret Armistead Appleton Baker
Topics: Furnishings
Grater
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: grater
Grater, Potato; Kitchen Utensils
date made: 1800- 1875
place made: United States
used: United States
Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 4 in x 25 in x 5 5/8 in; 10.16 cm x 63.5 cm x 14.2875 cm
Brass Spigot
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: spigot
Spigot; Kitchen Utensils
date made: ca 1800
place made: United States
Europe
used; found: United States: Mississippi, Wilkinson
Physical Description: metal, brass (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 5/8 in x 5 3/8 in x 2 7/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 13.6525 cm x 7.3025 cm
Lemon Reamer
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: reamer, lemon
Lemon Reamer; Kitchen Utensils
date made: late 18th - 19th century
1780 - 1850
place made: United States
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1 5/8 in x 1 1/2 in x 5 3/8 in; 4.1275 cm x 3.81 cm x 13.6525 cm
Credit line: Gift of Preston R. Bassett
Topics: Food Processing
Wooden Rolling Pin
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: pin, rolling
Rolling Pin; Kitchen Utensils
date made: 1800- 1900
place made: United States
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 19 3/8 in x 3 in; 49.2125 cm x 7.62 cm
Wooden Masher
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: masher, potato
Potato Masher; Kitchen Utensils
date made: 1800- 1900
place made: United States
used: United States
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 11 in x 2 5/8 in; 27.94 cm x 6.6675 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Louis E. Bordewisch
Wooden Pestle
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: pestle
Pestle; Kitchen Utensils
date made: ca 1800
place made: United States
United States: Michigan, Detroit
used: United States: Michigan, Detroit
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 9 1/4 in x 2 1/8 in; 23.495 cm x 5.3975 cm
Credit line: Gift of Donna M. Burnside
Wooden Bottle Corker
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: corker, bottle
Cork Driver; Kitchen Utensils
date made: 1800- 1900
place made: United States
Europe
Physical Description: wood, maple (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 12 in x 2 3/8 in; 30.48 cm x 6.0325 cm
Credit line: Gift of Carlton A. Guenther
Pipe
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: pipe
Pipe; Smoking Equipment
date made: 1725 - 1775
dates used: 1763 - 1772
place made: United Kingdom: England
place collected; place used: United States: Virginia, Gloucester
Physical Description: clay, pipe (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 10 5/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 26.9875 cm x 4.1275 cm
Credit line: Gift of Major Fielding Lewis Greaves and Nellie Greaves
Topics: Archaeology
Tobacco Use
Smoking
bedstead
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Bedstead
Bedstead; Furniture; Cradle
Date made: late 18th Century-early 19th Century
Measurements: overall: 75 in x 51 in; 190.5 cm x 129.54 cm
Credit line: Mary F. and Robert L. Raley
cradle
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Cradle
cradle
Cradle; Furniture
date made: early 19th century
place made: United States: Maryland
United States: Pennsylvania
place owned; place used: United States: Maryland, Thurmont
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Lloyd H. Harlacher
Topics: Infants
Children
Furnishings
chair, child's
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: chair, child's
Chair; Furniture; Child
date made: ca 1800
place made: United States: Pennsylvania, Lancaster
place used: United States: Pennsylvania, Lancaster
Physical Description: paint (back material)
paint (legs (4) material)
paint (seat material)
wood (back material)
wood (seat material)
Measurements: overall: 21 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in x 11 in; 54.61 cm x 29.21 cm x 27.94 cm
Credit line: C. Russell Scholl
Topics: Children
Furnishings
chest
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Chest
chest
Chest; Furniture
date made: ca 1783
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
iron (hardware material)
Topics: Furnishings
plate, door
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: plate, door
date made: 19th century
1800 - 1850
place made: United States: New York, New York City
place owned; place used: United States: New York, New York City
United States: California, Oakland
United States: Virginia, Richmond
Physical Description: brass (overall material)
enamel (lettering material)
Measurements: overall: 3 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in x 3 5/8 in; 8.255 cm x 20.955 cm x 9.2075 cm
Credit line: Rev. Edward Meeks Gregory
Topics: Engraving
Architecture
Candle Chandelier
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: chandelier, candle
Lighting Devices
Candleholders
Lighting Devices
Candleholder; Lighting Devices; Socket; Ceiling; Hanging; Chandelier
date made: ca 1800
place made: United States
Physical Description: metal, tin (overall material)
metal, steel (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 26 1/4 in x 30 5/8 in x 28 1/2 in; 66.675 cm x 77.7875 cm x 72.39 cm
Credit line: Gift of Preston R. Bassett
chair
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: chair
Chair; Furniture; Side; Windsor
date made: 1805
place made: United States: Virginia, Hanover
place used: United States: Virginia
Physical Description: wood (back material)
wood (legs (4) material)
wood (seat material)
Measurements: overall: 31 7/8 in x 17 in x 16 in; 80.9625 cm x 43.18 cm x 40.64 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George Thomas Walker (Margaret Ethel Kellly) Kern
Topics: Furnishings
chair, side
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Chair
chair, side
Chair; Furniture; Side; Windsor
date made: 1796
place made: United States: Virginia, Hanover
place used: United States: Virginia
Physical Description: paint (back material)
paint (legs (4) material)
paint (seat material)
wood (back material)
wood (legs (4) material)
wood (seat material)
Measurements: overall: 35 5/8 in x 19 3/8 in x 16 3/4 in; 90.4875 cm x 49.2125 cm x 42.545 cm
Topics: Furnishings
chair, arm
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: chair, arm
Chair; Arm; Windsor
date made: 1791 - 1817
place made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Physical Description: wood (back material)
wood (legs (4) material)
wood (seat material)
Measurements: overall: 36 7/8 in x 19 1/2 in x 17 3/4 in; 93.6625 cm x 49.53 cm x 45.085 cm
Topics: Furnishings
chair, side
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Chair
chair, side
Chair; Furniture; Side; Fancy
date made: 1800 - 1810
place made: United States: New England
place used: United States: Massachusetts, Williamstown
Physical Description: paint (frame material)
paint (seat material)
rush (seat material)
wood (frame material)
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Lesser (Frances Doolittle Lesser)
Topics: Furnishings
chair, rocking
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Chair
chair, rocking
Chair; Furniture; Arm; Rocking; Ladder-Back
date made: 18th century
place made: United States: New England
Physical Description: wood (frame material)
paint (frame material)
splint (seat material)
Measurements: overall: 101.8 cm; 40 1/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Susanne G. Swift
Topics: Furnishings
chair, side
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Chair
chair, side
Chair; Furniture; Side; Shield-Back, Open
date made: 1790 - 1800
place made: United States
place used: United States: Virginia, Alexandria
Physical Description: wood (frame material)
fabric (seat material)
Credit line: The Heirs of William and Dennis Ramsay
Topics: Furnishings
chair, side
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Chair
chair, side
Chair; Furniture; Side; Splat-Back, Pierced
date made: ca 1770
Associated Place: United States: New England
Physical Description: wood (frame material)
Credit line: Gift of Florence Bushee
Topics: Furnishings
chair, side
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Chair
chair, side
Chair; Furniture; Side; Shield-Back, Open
date made: ca 1790
date reupholstered: ca 1923
place made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
United States: Massachusetts, Salem
place used: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: mahogany (frame material)
fabric? (seat material)
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Robert R. McCormick
Topics: Furnishings
Pocket Tinderbox
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: box, tinder
Tinder Box; Fire Making Apparatus
date made: 18th century
place made: Netherlands
Physical Description: brass (body, cap, bottom, chain material)
wire, copper (loops material)
Measurements: overall: 1 1/8 in x 4 in x 1 5/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 10.16 cm x 4.1275 cm
sofa
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Sofa
Sofa; Doll House Furnishings; Toys
date made: 1790
place made: United States: New York, New York City
Physical Description: cloth (overall material)
cardboard (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 9 cm x 13 in x 5 1/2 in; 3 17/32 in x 33.02 cm x 13.97 cm
Credit line: Gift of Frances Roome Powers
Topics: Toys
Wooden Spatula
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: spatula
date made: 1800- 1900
place made: United States
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 5/8 in x 5 5/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 14.2875 cm x 2.8575 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
[None None]
Dipper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: cup, drinking
dipper
date made: 1800- 1900
place made: United States
used: United States
Physical Description: wood, burl (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 2 3/8 in x 3 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in; 6.0325 cm x 9.2075 cm x 6.6675 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
[None None]
Wooden Funnel
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: funnel
date made: 1775- 1850
place made: United States
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 7 in x 4 5/8 in; 17.78 cm x 11.7475 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
[None None]
Dipper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: dipper, well
date made: 1800- 1900
place made: United States: New England
used: United States: New England
Physical Description: wood, burl (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3 1/8 in x 14 5/8 in x 7 3/4 in; 7.9375 cm x 37.1475 cm x 19.685 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
[None None None]
Sander
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: sander
date made: 1800- 1850
place made: United States: New England
place used: United States: Ohio, Twinsburg
used: United States: Ohio, Ithaca
Physical Description: wood, olive (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3 7/8 in x 4 in; 9.8425 cm x 10.16 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Wirth F. Ferger
Pipe Case
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: case, pipe
Case, Pipe; Smoking Equipment
date made: 1800- 1900
place made: Europe
United States
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
snake skin (exterior material)
cloth, velvet (interior material)
metal (clasp material)
Measurements: overall: 2 in x 6 3/8 in x 2 5/8 in; 5.08 cm x 16.1925 cm x 6.6675 cm
Credit line: Gift of Leo Stoor
Case for Cigar Holder
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: case, cigar holder
Case, Pipe; Smoking Equipment
date made: 1800- 1900
place made: Europe
United States
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
leather (exterior material)
cloth, silk (interior material)
cloth, velvet (interior material)
wool (cushioning material)
metal, brass (clasp material)
Measurements: overall: 1 1/8 in x 4 5/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 2.8575 cm x 11.7475 cm x 6.35 cm
Credit line: Gift of Leo Stoor
Pipe Case
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: case, pipe
Case, Pipe; Smoking Equipment
date made: 18th century
place made: Netherlands
Indonesia
Physical Description: wood, walnut (overall material)
metal, brass (ornament material)
Measurements: overall: 1 1/4 in x 9 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 3.175 cm x 24.13 cm x 6.35 cm
Case for Cigar Holder
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: case, holder, cigar
Case, Pipe; Smoking Equipment
date made: 1800- 1900
place made: Europe
United States
Physical Description: wood (overall material)
cloth, velvet (interior material)
metal (clasp; hinges material)
Measurements: overall: 1 3/8 in x 5 1/2 in x 2 3/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 13.97 cm x 6.0325 cm
Credit line: Gift of Leo Stoor
Snuff Box
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: box, snuff
Box Snuff; Smoking Equipment
date made: ca 1781
place made: France: Île-de-France, Paris
place used: United States: New York, Newburgh
Physical Description: composition (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 3 1/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 8.255 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Daniel Gardner
Snuff Box
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: box, snuff
Box Snuff; Smoking Equipment
date made: ca 1790
ca 1791
place made: France
Physical Description: tortoise shell (overall material)
ivory (carving material)
ink (inscriptions material)
silk (backing material)
glass (lens material)
gold, rose (frame material)
brass (mounting pins material)
Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 3 1/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 8.255 cm
Credit line: Gift of Lemuel Pope
Snuff Box
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Box Snuff
miniature, portrait
box, snuff
Box Snuff; Smoking Equipment
date made: ca 1800
ca 1775
place made: France
Physical Description: tortoise shell (overall material)
watercolor (portrait material)
ivory (portrait material)
glass (lens material)
gold (frame, inlay material)
Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 2.2225 cm x 6.35 cm
Credit line: Gift of Marc Sevastopoulo
Snuff Box
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: box, snuff
Box, Snuff; Smoking Equipment
date made: ca 1800
place made: Europe
Physical Description: pearl, blister (overall material)
brass, gilt (mounts material)
Measurements: overall: 1 in x 1 5/8 in x 1 in; 2.54 cm x 4.1275 cm x 2.54 cm
Credit line: Gift of Bernard N. Burnstine
Snuff Box
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: box, snuff
Box, Snuff; Smoking Equipment
date made: 18th century
ca 1800 - 1850
place made: United Kingdom: England
Europe
Physical Description: horn (overall material)
iron (hinge pin material)
Measurements: overall: 3/4 in x 3 1/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 1.905 cm x 7.9375 cm x 4.7625 cm
Box
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: box
Box, Snuff; Smoking Equipment
date made: 1790 - 1820
place made: United Kingdom: England
United States
place owned: United States: Georgia, Macon
Physical Description: tortoise shell (overall material)
gold, rose (inlays, hinge material)
Measurements: overall: 1 in x 3 1/8 in x 2 1/8 in; 2.54 cm x 7.9375 cm x 5.3975 cm
Credit line: Mrs. Ellen Washington Bellamy
Topics: Clothing and dress
Tobacco Use
Men
Dress accessories
Smoking
Tobacco Box
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: box, tobacco
Box, Snuff; Smoking Equipment
date made: 18th century
place made: Netherlands
Physical Description: brass (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1 3/8 in x 6 3/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 16.1925 cm x 4.7625 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mary LaFollette
Tobacco Box
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: box, tobacco
Box, Snuff; Smoking Equipment
date made: 18th century
ca 1760
place made: Germany: North Rhine-Westphalia, Iserlohn
Physical Description: brass (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1 3/8 in x 6 1/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 15.5575 cm x 4.7625 cm
Credit line: Gift of Estate of Mrs. Elisabeth Lotte Franzos (through: Henry Brylawski, Executor)
Tobacco Box
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: box, tobacco
Box, Snuff; Smoking Equipment
date made: 18th century
place made: Netherlands
Physical Description: copper (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 1 1/8 in x 5 in x 2 in; 2.8575 cm x 12.7 cm x 5.08 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mary LaFollette
Tobacco Box
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: box, tobacco
Box, Snuff; Smoking Equipment
date made: 18th century
place made: Netherlands
Physical Description: copper (lid, bottom material)
brass (sides material)
Measurements: overall: 1 1/4 in x 4 7/8 in x 2 in; 3.175 cm x 12.3825 cm x 5.08 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mary LaFollette
Snuff Box
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: box, snuff
Box, Snuff; Smoking Equipment
date made: ca 1775
place made: United States
Physical Description: horn (overall material)
wood (plug material)
leather (strap material)
paper (contents material)
snuff (contents material)
Measurements: overall: 1 3/8 in x 3 5/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 3.4925 cm x 9.2075 cm x 3.81 cm
Credit line: Gift of Estate of Dr. Henry S. Washington
Snuff Box
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: box, snuff
Box, Snuff; Smoking Equipment
date made: ca 1810
place made: Lithuania
Physical Description: copper (box material)
oak (bottom, lid material)
brass (ring handle material)
leather (strap material)
Measurements: overall: 1 5/8 in x 2 1/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 4.1275 cm x 5.3975 cm x 3.81 cm
Credit line: Gift of Leo Stoor
churn
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: churn
place made: United States: North Carolina
place used: United States: North Carolina
place collected: United States: Virginia, Castlewood
Topics: Household Tools and Equipment
Daily Life
Food
mirror
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: mirror
Mirror; Furniture
date made: ca 1800
place made: United States
Physical Description: gilt (frame decoration material)
gesso (frame decoration material)
pine, white (parts of frame, backboard material)
paint (upper panel material)
glass (upper panel material)
mirrored glass (mirror material)
Measurements: overall: 35 5/8 in x 20 7/8 in x 3 1/4 in; 90.4875 cm x 53.0225 cm x 8.255 cm
Credit line: Gift of Elsie Howland Quinby in memory of her mother, Mrs. Duncan Cameron
mirror
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: mirror
Mirror; Furniture
Date made: 18th c.
date made: ca 1800
place made: Europe
United States: New England
Physical Description: basswood (frame material)
linden (frame material)
mirrored glass (mirror material)
pine, white (backing board material)
Measurements: overall: 21 3/4 in x 11 3/4 in x 1 in; 55.245 cm x 29.845 cm x 2.54 cm
Credit line: Gift of Harriet W. Cary
mirror
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: mirror
Mirror; Furniture
date made: ca 1780
place made: United States
Physical Description: mahogany veneer (frame decoration material)
gilt (frame decoration material)
gesso (frame decoration, ornament material)
pine (frame, backboard material)
mirrored glass (mirror material)
Measurements: overall: 40 in x 19 3/4 in x 1 in; 101.6 cm x 50.165 cm x 2.54 cm
Credit line: Gift of Elsie Howland Quinby in memory of her mother, Mrs. Duncan Cameron
mirror
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: mirror
Mirror; Furniture
date made: 1770 - 1790
1780 - 1800
place made: United States: Connecticut
Physical Description: veneer, mahogany (frame material)
pine, white (frame support material)
gilt (ornament material)
gesso (ornament material)
mirrored glass (glass material)
poplar (backboards material)
Measurements: overall: 33 1/2 in x 19 in x 3/4 in; 85.09 cm x 48.26 cm x 1.905 cm
Credit line: Mrs. Joan P. Porter (Mrs. Phil Porter Jr.)
EUROPE ASIA
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: painting, glass transfer
Painting; Reverse on Glass
date made: ca 1807
publication date of print: 1807-08-20
place mezzotint made: United Kingdom: England, London
place painting made: United Kingdom: England
United States
Physical Description: ink (image material)
paper (image material)
paint, oil (image material)
glass (image material)
pine (frame material)
composition ornament (frame material)
gilt (frame material)
deal (backboard material)
Measurements: overall: 12 in x 16 in x 7/8 in; 30.48 cm x 40.64 cm x 2.2225 cm
Credit line: Gift of Miss Elsie Howland Quinby in memory of her mother, Mrs. Duncan Cameron
Portrait of a Woman
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: painting
Painting; Pictures; Oil on Board; Portrait
date made: ca 1770
1770 - 1780
place made: United Kingdom: England
Physical Description: paint, oil (image material)
pine or deal (overall material)
wood (frame material)
paint (frame material)
Measurements: overall: 14 3/4 in x 12 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 37.465 cm x 31.75 cm x 3.81 cm
Credit line: Gift of John Smithson and John Smithson, Jr.
Cookie Cutter
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: cutter, cookie
date made: 1800 - 1900
place made: United States: Pennsylvania
Physical Description: iron (overall material)
tinned (overall production method/technique)
Measurements: overall: 1 3/4 in x 3 1/8 in x 4 11/16 in; 4.445 cm x 7.9375 cm x 11.90625 cm
Credit line: Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Topics: Kitchen utensils
Holidays
Christmas
Household Tools and Equipment
Food Processing
Holidays and Celebrations, general
Baking
[None None]
Hand Bell
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: bell
date made: 1800 - 1816
place made: United States
used: United States
Physical Description: brass (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3 5/8 in x 3 in; 9.2075 cm x 7.62 cm
Credit line: Bequest of the Misses Long
Andiron
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: andiron
andirons
date made: 1780-1820
place made: United States: New England
Physical Description: iron, cast (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 12 in x 6 3/8 in x 13 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 16.1925 cm x 34.29 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Figural andiron of a man walking left with his hand in his coat pocket; he wears a long, collared coat with buttons from collar to waist, calf-high, heeled boots and a hat with a rounded crown and an open arch springing from the ends of its curved brim. Entire andiron is a single, two-part casting, with the cast billet bar inserted into and fused to the puddle-cast upright when poured. No marks. One of a pair, DL*388203A-B.
[None None None]
Andiron
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Andirons
andiron
andirons
date made: 1800-1830
place made: United States: Massachusetts
United States
Physical Description: iron, wrought (upright and legs, billet bar material)
brass (finial material)
Measurements: overall: 36 1/4 in x 18 3/4 in x 21 1/2 in; 92.075 cm x 47.625 cm x 54.61 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Knife-blade andiron with a sharp-edged knop finial on rounded, high-arched legs ending in penny feet. Hollow-cast, vertically-seamed finial and thin, square support are peened on top of the baluster-shaped upright which is made as one piece with the legs. Stepped billet bar tenoned through lower part of upright. No marks. One of a pair, DL*388200A-B.
[None None None]
Andiron
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: andiron
andirons
date made: 18th century
place made: United States: West Virginia
place used: United States: West Virginia
Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 4 in x 4 1/4 in x 16 7/8 in; 10.16 cm x 10.795 cm x 42.8625 cm
Credit line: Gift of Dr. Walter Hough
Topics: Furnishings
Description: Andiron or billet bar made of a single piece of wrought iron split and bent at the ends to form two pairs of splayed legs. One of a pair, DL*61.0120A-B.