Trivet
- Object Name:
- Trivet
- Object ID:
- 1957.009.02.8
- Description:
- Trivet, wood and wrought iron. Medium-brown, elongated wood handle that flares at front to finger rest. It tapers to almost flat back end that has small hole in center. Pair of scribed decorative lines near large diameter. Trivet made with flat stock on edge. Top piece has slightly rounded outside surface that has small diameter semi-circle at front edge. At back edge stock becomes thinner and turns downward and becomes wider at bottom edge where is thin, turned-up and rolled foot. Three rectangular flat pieces of stock with broad sides up and down that pass through sides and are peened over. These peened-over ends are slightly diamond-shaped. Peened-over front leg similar to other legs but riveted in place and slightly loose. Another piece of flat stock at very back that has flat, wide tab at right angles to sides of trivet. It stops at metal ferrule. Rest of it passes into handle, length unknown. On opposite side of back piece from handle is notch in stock that has slightly rounded decorative edges.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-2.2 W-4.7 L-13.4 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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