Fireplace shovel

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Fireplace shovel

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.324

Description

Shovel: wrought iron with cast brass top; peened through top; elements on top include a large, roughly acorn-shape above a knob above a column above a knob; wrought iron length ends in a flaring rectangular-shaped terminus with a tab-shaped rattail on the back of the shovel; the shovel is a flared horseshoe-shape with steeply sloping sides.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1768 - 1799 Date made: r. 1768 - 1799

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

7-1/16 in

Length

32-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 1/16 x 32 1/4 in. (17.9 x 81.9 cm)

Material

brass, Iron

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Wrought iron overcleaned; one corner on shovel bent; slight tear in brass top of shovel.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.325 - Fireplace tongs - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

of set

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Parlour