Firetools

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Title: Firetools
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: Height of ensemble: 27 3/4 in. (70.5 cm.)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Object Number: 1975.1.1471
Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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