Fireplace grate
Originally, this fireplace grate, with an accompanying mantelpiece (64.36.1a, b) was installed in the Tweedy House in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. Dating from about 1853, the cast iron grate is round-arched with molded edges. The door is decorated with a quatrefoil design. A railing, cast in a flower pattern, runs around the front of the grate and is surmounted by a silver-plated decorative rod.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fireplace grate
- Date: ca. 1853
- Geography: Made in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Iron, silver
- Dimensions: 33 1/4 x 34 1/2 in. (84.5 x 87.6 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick Wildman, 1964
- Object Number: 64.36.1c
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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