Andiron
- Object Name:
- Andiron
- Object ID:
- 1957.065.01.83
- Date:
- 1700-1800
- Description:
- Andirons, pair. Wrought iron. Gooseneck terminal. Cut-out medallion. Curved front legs.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-17.2 W-10.4 L-14.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Prentis Collection, exhibited in the "dining room" of the NHHS Prentis Rooms.
The Prentis Collection -- given by Katharine Prentis Murphy and her brother Edmund Astley Prentis, in memory of Katharine's husband, David Edward Murphy -- formed the contents of a suite of early New England "period rooms," meant to represent the home of a prosperous New England merchant c. 1730. The rooms were exhibited at the New Hampshire Historical Society (30 Park Street), 1957-1983. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy and Edmund Astley Prentis Jr., in Memory of David Edward Murphy
- People:
- Murphy, Katharine Prentis (1882-1967), Prentis, Edmund Astley, Jr. (1883-1967), Murphy, David E. (1859-1919)
- Subjects:
- Andirons
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