Object details
Accession number
M16n21.1-4
Primary Creator
Carbone, Inc.
(active Boston, New York, and Chicago, 20th century)
Full title
Fireset: Tongs, Shovel, Rack, and Hearth Brush
Creation Date
about 1920
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the manufacturer Carbone, Inc., Boston on 14 January 1920 for $350. (as part of a fireset)
Dimensions
75.6 cm (29 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Brass and steel; wood and coconut
Dimension Notes
Tongs (M16n21.1) height: 75.6 cm (29 3/4 in.)
Shovel (M16n21.2) height: 75.6 cm (29 3/4 in.)
Rack (M16n21.3) height: : 75.6 cm (29 3/4 in.)
Hearth brush (M16n21.4) hieght: 75.6 cm (29 3/4 in.)
Web Commentary
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Permanent Gallery Location
Raphael Room
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