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Andiron
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Knife-blade andiron with a sharp-edged knop finial on rounded, high-arched legs ending in penny feet. Hollow-cast, vertically-seamed finial and thin, square support are peened on top of the baluster-shaped upright which is made as one piece with the legs. Stepped billet bar tenoned through lower part of upright. No marks. One of a pair, DL*388200A-B.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineAndiron. 1800-1830. National Museum of American History, Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood. CC0.
