Siege of Troy
date: label: date made
content: 1885
name: label: maker
content: Magee Furnace Company
notes: label: Description
content: Oval plaque with sunken central design, raised portions are polished and electroplated with bright brass. Cast iron electroplated and colored with acids in shades of black and verd antique. Original design of Siege of Troy is from Benvenuto Cellini.
label: Description
content: Maker is the Magee Furnace Company (1864-1927); headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, with foundry located at Chelsea, Massachusetts. Started by John Magee (1821-1897), it was one of the nation's largest manufacturers of cast iron, coal- and wood-burning furnaces and stoves. They also produced hollow ware and specialty castings. The firm’s work was on view at the 1884 World's Fair or World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans.
label: Description
content: This plaque is from a collection of 35 examples of Chelsea Art Castings, catalog nos. 93482-93516, made by the Magee Furnace Company and sent to the National Museum at the Museum's request in 1885.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place company located
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
label: place foundry located
content: United States: Massachusetts, Chelsea
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Magee Furnace Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.093483
label: catalog number
content: 93483
label: accession number
content: 16161
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Plaque
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/4 in x 30 in x 22 1/2 in; 3.175 cm x 76.2 cm x 57.15 cm