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Collection Highlights

Cayambe
1858
S-91
Oil on canvas
Artist/Maker: Frederic Edwin Church

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Brazier

Brazier
Object name 
Brazier
Date 
1875-1900
Related People 
Possible Source: Elie Nadelman
Medium 
Iron, tin, lacquer
Dimensions 
Overall: 7 1/4 x 6 x 5 3/8 in. ( 18.4 x 15.2 x 13.7 cm )
Description 
Lacquered sheet iron canister with stencilled floral design, loop handle, two triangular vents; hinged door with four pierced holes opens to cavity where coals were placed; tinned sheet iron cup with tab handle slides out of top.
Object Number 
INV.7570
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.