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- Cast Iron Andirons, 1860-1869 - These tall cast iron andirons -- with their double "stack" of church spires -- are the very definition of the Gothic Revival decorative style. The asymmetrical C scrolls at the center bottom derive from stained glass windows. This mixture of design elements are lifted from a medieval cathedral -- although nothing like them ever existed in the Middle Ages.
- 1860-1869
- Collections - Artifact
Cast Iron Andirons, 1860-1869
These tall cast iron andirons -- with their double "stack" of church spires -- are the very definition of the Gothic Revival decorative style. The asymmetrical C scrolls at the center bottom derive from stained glass windows. This mixture of design elements are lifted from a medieval cathedral -- although nothing like them ever existed in the Middle Ages.