Oven, Reflector

Name/Title

Oven, Reflector

Description

fireplace reflector over; hinged in middle; has three sides; handles on each side and one on top; a bar across front; inside bottom surface is sloped has 2 legs on the back. used in fireplace for baking; according to loose notes found have attributed item to Matthias Floyd who was grandfather of the attributed donor; according to the notes Matthias Floyd lived at Flat Rock Cave and the reflector was used to bake biscuits every Sunday morning.

Use

Matthias Floyd

Collection

Found In Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1985.001

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1832

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 16, 2001

Create Date

April 16, 2001

Update Date

April 16, 2001