Andirons

Object/Artifact

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Andirons

Entry/Object ID

H 76.4 a,b

Description

Pair of brass andirons: with urn finials on hexagonal columns, left and right, having pierced gallery fenders with small urn log stops, on spurred arch supports ending in ball feet.

Category

Household items

Acquisition

Accession

H 76.4

Source or Donor

F. Bealey

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1976

Made/Created

Artist

Richard Whittingham

Date made

circa 1800

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

10-1/2 in

Length

23-1/2 in

Material

Brass, Iron

Provenance

Notes

Attributed to Richard Whittingham, New York Purchase, F. Bealey, Essex, CT 9/12/76 ($6,300 with H 76.2 a,b)