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Maker(s):Wilson, William; Greenfield Furnace
Culture:American (d.1868)
Title:parlor stove
Date Made:ca. 1812
Type:Temperature Control
Materials:base metal: iron, brass
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Greenfield
Measurements:overall: 70 3/4 in x 32 3/8 in x 23 1/2 in; 179.705 cm x 82.2325 cm x 59.69 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2789
Credit Line:Estate of Louise Billings
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Cast iron parlor stove impressed "Wilson's Patent Stove" in an oval on the front side, which was owned by Miss Louise H. Billings (1862-1949) of Deerfield, who lived on the west side of Main Street two house north of the Deerfield Inn. William Wilson (d.1868) was a Greenfield businessman whose foundry produced heavy cast iron stoves. The stove has a large. decorative heating cone with an urn-shaped brass finial mounted on the top; two brass ball-shaped finials on the top sides; neo-classical stamped decoration on the front; grate; and wire fire screen with a brass rim.

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