Pair of Andirons

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Pair of Andirons
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CultureFrench
Titles
  • Pair of Andirons
  • Pair of Chenets
Datec. 1750–1760
MediumGilt bronze
Dimensions.1: 11 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (29.2 × 24.8 × 11.4 cm)
.2: 11 1/4 × 10 × 4 3/4 in. (28.6 × 25.4 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineHorace Wood Brock Collection, museum purchase funded by Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment
Object number2021.366.1,.2
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Provenance[Fabius Frères (or Léage), Paris]; Horace Wood Brock

Exhibition HistorySplendor and Elegance: European Decorative Arts and Drawings from the Horace Wood Brock Collection. Museum of Fine Arts Boston, January 22–May 17, 2009

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