Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Parlor stove
Object Number:
1945.260
Date:
ca. 1852
Medium:
Iron, ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 1/2 x 14 x 14 in. ( 64.8 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
in relief: on top: "DESIGN PATENTED. 1851/ ABBOTT & LAWRENCE. PHILADa"
in relief: on front panel: "IMPROVED"; "JENNY/ LIND/ 1852"; "2"
Description:
Cast-iron parlor stove; octagonal columnar form on tiered, square skirt with rounded edges; four removable cabriole legs fit into slots below skirt; urn-shaped water heater with domed lid and octagonal base fits into top of stove; molded, overhanging rim around top of stove; circular opening for chimney on one side and small door opposite; cartouches with relief busts of Jenny Lind on side panels above cartouches with relief baskets of flowers on side panels; rectangular drawer for ashes fits into front of base; interior lined with fire bricks.
Bibliography:
Denker, Ellen Paul. "Collector' legacies." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 176-180.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
