andiron

1780-1820

Figural andiron of a man walking right with his hand in his coat pocket; he wears a long, collared coat with buttons from collar to waist, calf-high, heeled boots, and a hat with a rounded crown and an open arch springing from the ends of its curved brim. Entire andiron is a single, two-part casting, with the cast billet bar inserted into and fused to the puddle-cast upright when poured. No marks. One of a pair, DL*388203A-B.