Andiron (feu or chenet)

Provenance

Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice [1861-1937] and her husband Dr. Alexander Hamilton Rice [1876-1956], New York; by inheritance to her son and daughter, George D. Widener, Jr. and Eleanor Widener Dixon [Mrs. Fitz Hugh Dixon]; gift 1957 to NGA.

Andiron (feu or chenet)

Caffiéri, Jacques

probably 1750/1755

Accession Number

1957.7.11

Medium

chased and gilded bronze and cast iron

Dimensions

overall: 46.4 x 44.7 x 24.8 cm (18 1/4 x 17 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.) | overall (log support): 52.1 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm (20 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)

Classification

Decorative Art

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of George D. Widener and Eleanor Widener Dixon