RACK FROM A SET OF FIREPLACE TOOLS
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The rack has a shaft that looks like a bundle of reeds tied with a ribbon and has acanthus leaves around the lower part. The top ends in a flame. The oval base has a border of leaves and berries tied with a ribbon. On the flat area of the base is an elaborate acanthus motif.
- Object name:
- RACK FROM A SET OF FIREPLACE TOOLS
- Made from:
- Ormolu -- steel
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- H. 30 1/4 in. (76.8 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.199.1
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973