Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: French Drawing Room
About this object
The handle is made of two bulbous shapes. The shovel itself has a shaped bulge at the top, then flattens below to function properly.
- Made from:
- Gilt bronze -- steel
- Made in:
- France
- Date made:
- 18th c.
- Size:
- 80.6 cm (31 3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.65.1
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- STAMP Three fleur-de-lis stamped in shovel's handle.
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973