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The image shows a cast iron fireplace andiron. The andiron has a vertical column with fluted details, resting on a horizontal base with three curved legs. The color palette is black and gray against a lightly toned background. The andiron is positioned centrally, with its legs splayed outward towards the bottom of the image, and the horizontal bar extending to the left.
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The image shows a cast iron fireplace andiron. The andiron has a vertical column with fluted details, resting on a horizontal base with three curved legs. The color palette is black and gray against a lightly toned background. The andiron is positioned centrally, with its legs splayed outward towards the bottom of the image, and the horizontal bar extending to the left.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Andiron (one of pair)

Herman Bader

Date
c. 1938
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 41 x 30.7 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/4" high; 12 1/4 deep; 8 3/8" deep; thickness of shaft: 3/4"
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8223
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: H. Bader

NGA object ID 20421. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.