Andiron
National Museum of American History

Andiron

1785-1825

iron, wrought (upright, billet bar material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

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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