German Ornamental Stove Plate, c. Mid-sixteenth Century
date: label: associated date
content: 1748
notes: label: Description
content: German immigrants to the United States that settled Pennsylvania, and the Appalachian Valley area of Maryland and Virginia used <i>jamb</i> stoves with ornamental stove plates. Stove plates featured biblical scenes, inscriptions, and symbols illustrated in sand-cast iron. The form dates to the mid-sixteenth century and are featured in other German-American artifacts of the eighteenth century, including pottery, chests, and <i>frakturs</i>, or decorated birth certificates, marriage licenses, or other legal documents.
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania
label: location where used
content: United States: Pennsylvania
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content: Home and Community Life: Community Life
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content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition
content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Union Fork and Hoe Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.59.0027
label: catalog number
content: 59.27
label: catalog number
content: 59.0027
label: accession number
content: 220793
label: catalog number
content: 59.27
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Stove, Plate
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cast (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 40 in x 38 in x 29 in; 101.6 cm x 96.52 cm x 73.66 cm