Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Adam Bedroom

About this object

The shovel has a gilt brass handle, ending in a dolphin with inverted acanthus below. The rest of the shovel is made in blackened metal.

Made from:

Iron -- brass

Made in:

England

Date made:

ca. 1800

Size:

80 cm (31 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

14.196.4

Class:

METAL

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973