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ProvenanceFrom 1964
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, acquired in 1964. [1]
Notes:
[1] In the early 1960s Charles H. Babcock (1899-1967) gave the house and its contents to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection (Reynolda House, Inc.) on December 18, 1964 with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.
DepartmentHistoric House
Andirons
Maker
Edward F. Caldwell & Company
(1895 - 1959)
Date1917
Mediumiron (steel), silvered and gilded metal
DimensionsOverall (with grate): 29 3/4 × 43 3/4 × 39 in. (75.6 × 111.1 × 99.1 cm)
Credit LineReynolda Estate
CopyrightPublic Domain
Object number1922.2.22ab
DescriptionThese large elaborate neo-classical andirons of wrought iron and silvered and gilded metal each feature a large covered cup-shaped urn with everted and gadrooned rim raised on square plinths that are flanked by gilded griffins. The urns are covered with vertical leafy ornaments. The plinths are supported on wrought-iron double-scrolled feet. The elaborate finial on each urn is composed of twin putti supporting bowls of fruits, including pomegranates, grapes, and squash. The andirons are joined to iron log holders. These andirons were made of a combination of metals and colorized metals.ProvenanceFrom 1964
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC, acquired in 1964. [1]
Notes:
[1] In the early 1960s Charles H. Babcock (1899-1967) gave the house and its contents to the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The house was then incorporated as a museum and collection (Reynolda House, Inc.) on December 18, 1964 with the signing of the charter at its first board meeting. The museum first opened to the public in September 1965.
Status
On view