Hearth or tong stones
MediumStone
DimensionsOverall: 14.9 x 14.6cm (5 7/8 x 5 3/4in.)
Credit LineGift of Beatrix T. Rumford
Object number2009-151,1&2
DescriptionTwo tong or hearth stones from the house of Sam and Frances Lea Canby built in 1797.
1680-1700
1730-1750, later button
1775-1800
1795-1805
1770-1780
1790-1800
ca. 1760
1848 (dated)
1775-1790