Unknown American
Fender

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Fender
Datec. 1770–1780
Made inUnited States
MediumBell metal and steel
Dimensions5 1/2 × 44 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (14 × 112.4 × 14 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.62.44
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Federal Parlor
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionA fender, or ornamental fence, is set before the hearth to confine ash.
Provenance[Leon Stark, Philadelphia]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 30, 1962; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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