Trivet
Date1750-1800
Maker
Unknown
Geography
Made -
England
Medium/TechniqueBrass, iron, wood
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 in. × 16 in. × 9 1/4 in. (20.96 cm × 40.64 cm × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineAcquired through the generosity of Mrs. Betty Busey, 2019
Object numberW-986
DescriptionEnglish fireplace trivet / kettle stand. Brass horseshoe-shaped platform with pierce-work decoration and turned-wood handle, raised on three wrought-iron straight legs terminating in outward turned feet, and joined by a T-shape stretcher.
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1750-1800
c. 1757
1753-1754
1750-1799
1774-1775
1790
1755-1765
1790
1788-1797
1790
1790