Parlor Stove, 1886
THF95301 / Parlor Stove, 1886
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Artifact Overview
This heating stove was intended to blend with furnishings made in the Victorian Aesthetic Movement. Aesthetic designers sought to transform Victorian taste away from popular revival styles toward something new and elegant. There was no single Aesthetic style, rather a common set of design motifs, including stylized botanical forms, and an interest in elegant decorative tiles, which appear on this stove.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Stove (Heating equipment)
Date Made
1886
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Sill Stove Works, Rochester, New York.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Fully Furnished
Object ID
33.128.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eva Jean Lampkin
Material
Cast iron
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 46.5 in
Width: 31.5 in
Length: 34 in
Inscriptions
On back: STERLING/ NO. 30 - 1886 SILL STOVE/ WORKS./ ROCHESTER/ N.Y.
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