Stove
- Object Name:
- Stove
- Object ID:
- 1977.007.29
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Stove, Shaker, Enfield-type, double-funnel. Cast iron two-column box stove with detachable cabriole legs. Double doors and hearth on one of the long sides of stove. Slide-in hearth is removable, for cleaning ash from firebox. End of hearth extends along stove's short sides, in each of which is a door. Sheet iron double stovepipe.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-17 W-26.3 D-21 inches
- Provenance:
- History of having been first used in Hartford, VT, birthplace of donor's grandfather, who spent most of his life in Concord, NH.
Very similar to stove used at Enfield Shaker Village, NH, in the late 19th century. In 1855, an Enfield trustee is known to have ordered a stove from Brandon, VT. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Foster E. Sturtevant
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