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The claw-and-ball feet, fluted columns, and urn-and-flame finials on this coal grate exhibit close similarities to Chippendale-style furniture. Indeed, Thomas Chippendale illustrated designs for coal grates in his Gentleman and Cabinetmaker’s Director, noting: "I would recommend the ornamental Parts to be of wrought Brass, and as they may be made to take off, will be easily cleaned."
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Title: Grate
Date: ca. 1760
Medium: Brass, iron
Dimensions: 26 x 30 1/2 x 18 in. (66 x 77.5 x 45.7 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1938
Object Number: 38.122
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