About the Artwork
Andiron
ca. 1800
John Molineux
active ca. 1800 - ca. 1820
American
Unknown
Brass and iron
Overall: 17 × 11 3/4 inches (43.2 × 29.8 cm)
Furniture Accessories
American Art before 1950
Collection of Detroit Institute of Arts
51.332.A
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Impressed mark behind the log stops on the brass cladding of the billet bar, in block letters: JOHN MOLINEUX
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Impressed mark, below the artist's name: BOSTON
Provenance
1951-present, found in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Schiffer, Peter, Nancy Schiffer, and Herbert Schiffer. The Brass Book. Exton, PA, 1978, p. 57 (ill. with erroneous accession number 51.296).
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John Molineux, Andiron, ca. 1800, brass and iron. Detroit Institute of Arts, Collection of Detroit Institute of Arts, 51.332.A.
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