Fireplace Set
Datec. 1820
Mediumbrass and iron
DimensionsFender (OT1951.5.1.a-c): 15 × 52 × 13 inches (38.1 × 132.1 × 33 cm)
Tongs (OT1951.5.2): 29 inches (73.7 cm)
Shovel (OT1951.5.3): 30 1/2 inches (77.5 cm)
Poker (OT1951.5.4): 27 inches (68.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Margaret Gray Thomas.
Object numberOT1951.5.1-.4
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis Regency-style fireplace set features a fender decorated in stylized palmettos and a gadroon border and is equipped with two brackets, which hold a pair of tongs, a shovel, and a poker. The original wood-burning fireplaces in the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters were later equipped with cast iron grates and fire backs to burn anthracite coal and radiate the heat into the room.
