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Andiron
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Andiron

1785-1825 · iron, wrought (upright, billet bar material)

From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Two-piece, gooseneck, ball-and-spear or "steeple-top" andiron with an angled-back upright supported by a stepped billet bar tenoned through it that is split into two, flat, horizontal feet at back. Hollow-cast finial with vertical seam. No marks. One of a pair, DL*388202A-B.

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Andiron
Credit lineAndiron. 1785-1825. National Museum of American History, Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood. CC0.

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