About the Artwork
Pair of Andirons
between 1839 and 1845
Cornelius & Co.
1839 - 1845
American
Unknown
Brass, iron
Overall (each): 20 × 13 × 27 1/2 inches (50.8 × 33 × 69.9 cm)
Furniture Accessories
American Art before 1950
Museum Purchase, Lucy Waterman American Art Fund and gifts from Mr. and Mrs. James O. Keene, Gibbs-Williams Fund, and Founders Society by exchange
2003.69
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Provenance
Carswell Rush Berlin
2003-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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"American Decorative Arts Acquisitions 1985-2005." Bulletin of the DIA 81, 1-2 (2007): p. 70.
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Cornelius & Co., Pair of Andirons, between 1839 and 1845, brass, iron. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Lucy Waterman American Art Fund and gifts from Mr. and Mrs. James O. Keene, et al., 2003.69.
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