Andiron

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Andiron

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.429

Description

One of a pair of andirons consisting of a cast brass finial composed of a "reel" element, a faceted ball, and a flame peened into a wrought body: the flattened upright, whose profile swells from a rectangle to baluster form, is peened to the legs; the legs made from a iron bar wrought into a U-shaped profile terminate in flattened pad feet; the billet bar contains a right angle crook near its attachment to the upright.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1734 - 1799

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

24-3/8 in

Width

11-1/2 in

Depth

19 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 24 3/8 x 11 1/2 x 19 in. (61.9 x 29.2 x 48.3 cm)

Material

brass, Iron

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Some rust, breakage and the usual wear associated with fire.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.430 - Andiron - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

1 of pair

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Commons Room