Fireplace Grate

ca. 1850

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 740

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Title: Fireplace Grate
Date: ca. 1850
Medium: Cast iron
Dimensions: 33 5/8 x 38 1/4 in. (85.4 x 97.2 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, American Wing Installation Gifts, 1986
Object Number: Inst.1986.4
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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