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The image displays a cast iron stove featuring intricate decorative details. The stove is made of dark grey iron, with circle and arch patterns on its sides, a rectangular door inscribed with "Rathbone Albany", and is elevated on three paw-shaped legs. The stove has a round disklike surface on its front, emphasizing its functional design.
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The image displays a cast iron stove featuring intricate decorative details. The stove is made of dark grey iron, with circle and arch patterns on its sides, a rectangular door inscribed with "Rathbone Albany", and is elevated on three paw-shaped legs. The stove has a round disklike surface on its front, emphasizing its functional design.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Box Stove

Charles Von Urban

Date
c. 1937
Medium
black and white photograph
Dimensions
overall: 24.8 x 19.6 cm (9 3/4 x 7 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 3/4" wide; 25 1/4" deep; 20 7/8" high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.14908
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Albany
  • American

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