Fireplace Fender
Dateca. 1740
OriginEngland
MediumSteel (polished steel)
DimensionsOH: 6 1/4"; ODepth: 17"; OWidth: 59 9/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1960-323
DescriptionPolished steel fireplace fender with serpentine-shaped face, and short right-angle return at either end, all with conforming stepped border. Undulating face pierced and engraved with dragons with serpent-head tails, scrolls, and foliage. Upper edge of face with border of conjoined ogee brackets.ProvenanceVendor: Charles Lumb & Sons, Ltd., Harrogate, England
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ca. 1765 case; ca. 1740 movement
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