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Maker(s):Smith & Anthony Co.
Culture:American
Title:Franklin stove
Date Made:19th century
Type:Temperature Control
Materials:Iron and brass
Place Made:North America; United States; Massachusetts; Boston
Accession Number:  MH SK 2006.37.INV
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Decorative iron fireplace, on four short feet. Oblong front piece, extending from warming grate. Column and vine designs around log space, with bulbous gold finials. Gold circles in each upper corner. Two log stands have heart in center. On the inside back of fireplace it reads: "Smith & Anthony Co. Boston. Mayflower 3" over a half-sun design. Small upper hole in back to connect to a flue.

Label Text:
SKINNER LABEL: Franklin Stove. Said to have been used in the orginal Mary Lyon Building, Mount Holyoke College.

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