Collection Highlights
Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën... Volume 5, part 1 (deel 5, stuk 1)
Date:
1724-1726
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1724.V
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Fire carrier
Object Number:
1930.69
Date:
1770-1830
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 × 5 1/2 × 17 3/4 in. (15.2 × 14 × 45.1 cm)
Description:
Box-shaped pan of sheet iron with canted nose, top hinged lid pierced with round holes forming five-pointed star, brass finial; wrought iron stump handle with curling terminal.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Provenance:
Purchased from C. W. Ives, New Haven, CT.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
