Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
ca. 1866
1921.20
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Andirons (pair)
Object name
Andirons (pair)
Date
1750-1800
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 26 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. ( 67.3 x 39.4 x 67.3 cm )
Description
Pair of wrought-iron andirons; two front legs support tall, thick rod, curved at top and with knob at end.
Credit Line
Bequest of Richard Gosman
Object Number
1946.328ab
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this pair of andirons came from the Gosman Homestead on Middleburgh Avenue, Long Island City, NY.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
