BELLOWS
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The beloows are made in an ornate Rococo style. Around the edge are ornate leaf scrolls. There is a finial on the handle in the form of a head of an old man. On the front in the center is a a seated winged putto in profile. He is blowing on a fire through a tube. It is carved in high relief. The back is flatter and shows a mask carved in low relief of an old man with a hole in his mouth. The lowest point is carved with an animal head like a dragon. The all over shape is that of an oval with long extended points.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 34.75
- Class:
- WOOD
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Gift of General Foods, 1978