Wafer iron

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Wafer iron

Entry/Object ID

VC.61.20

Description

Wafer iron: two rectangular faces on long handles; one bears, within dentiled border, a circle containing a dotted compass rose, surrounded by four maltese crosses; the other, also bordered, has, reversed, the initials "H.F."and the date "1772."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1772

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

7-1/2 in

Length

29-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 29 1/8 in. (19.1 x 74 cm)

Material

Cast iron

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Storeroom/Curatorial Storage