Accession No
TEMP.03325
Description
Cast iron model stove or hearth. Three figures project from the top of the mantle of the hearth; two of these are quite large female figures dressed in clothing with many drapes; one is smaller and partially missing; the hearth has abstract designs possibly representing crops or plants; the stove in the hearth has three bars across the front; above the stove is a woman playing the harp in relief.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Whittaker [vendor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03325
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
340mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten paper label attached to object reads: 'Cast iron model of stove. Cambridge. (Bt. Whitaker, Camb. 1908).'
Event Date
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller
Description (Physical description)
Cast iron model stove or hearth. Three figures project from the top of the mantle of the hearth; two of these are quite large female figures dressed in clothing with many drapes; one is smaller and partially missing; the hearth has abstract designs possibly representing crops or plants; the stove in the hearth has three bars across the front; above the stove is a woman playing the harp in relief.
Event Date 27/1/2025
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller
FM:323638
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