Andirons

Object/Artifact

-

Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Andirons

Entry/Object ID

H 76.1

Description

Pair of brass acorn-top andirons: each having a short cylindrical pedestal, crested with a large acorn finial on spurred arched supports, the incurvate return having a pierced gallery with American eagle motifs and a smaller acorn finial at the rear.

Category

Household items

Acquisition

Accession

H 76.1

Source or Donor

F. Bealey

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1976

Made/Created

Artist

John Bailey

Date made

circa 1800

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

back of each cylindrical column

Transcription

Bailey

Material/Technique

Stamped

Dimensions

Height

22 in

Width

13-1/2 in

Material

Brass, Iron

Provenance

Notes

Purchase, F. Bealy, Essex, CT 10/2/76