Fireplace Stand

ca. 1800

Not on view

This marble fireplace stand (with its pair 60.67.2), which dates from around 1800, features carved diaper designs on one side of the stand, while the reverse side is unadorned.

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Title: Fireplace Stand
Date: ca. 1800
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: 10 x 9 1/8 in. (25.4 x 23.2 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1960
Object Number: 60.67.1
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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