Andiron

Date:: 1750–80

Geography:: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Culture:: American

Medium:: Brass, iron

Dimensions:: 21 x 21 x 13 1/2 in. (53.3 x 53.3 x 34.3 cm)

Classification:: Metal

Credit Line:: Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1936

Accession Number:: 36.31.1

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

Arthur J. Sussel Antiques, Philadelphia, until 1936

Timelines
The United States, 1600–1800 A.D.

Department

American Decorative Arts (12,061)

Object Type / Material

Andirons (147)

Brass (4,807)

Copper alloy (18,995)

Iron (5,504)

Iron and iron alloy (12,309)

Metal (70,359)

Geographic Location

North and Central America (92,263)

Pennsylvania (1,409)

Philadelphia (488)

United States (87,943)

Date / Era

A.D. 1600–1800 (74,670)

Center Table

Artist: Anthony G. Quervelle (1789–1856) Date: ca. 1830 Medium: Mahogany, intarsia marble, brass Accession: 68.96 On view in:Gallery 733

Andiron

Date: 1750–80 Medium: Brass, iron Accession: 36.31.2 On view in:Gallery 774

Tea or hot water urn

Artist: John McMullin (1765–1843) Date: 1799 Medium: silver with ivory handle Accession: 2009.420.2 On view in:Gallery 704

Tall-Case Clock

Artist: Edward Duffield (American, 1720–1801) Date: 1765–80 Medium: Mahogany, tulip poplar, white pine, brass, and iron Accession: 2014.223a–c On view in:Gallery 751

Pier table

Artist: Joseph B. Barry and Son (1757–1838) Date: 1810–15 Medium: Mahogany, mahogany veneer, satinwood, amboyna, pine, gilt bronze with yellow poplar Accession: 1976.324 On view in:Gallery 726