Stove, Parlor
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| Title | Stove, Parlor |
| Description | Black painted vast iron parlor stove with claw feet. Empire style. Retangular belly with two hinged doors in the front. Two square pillars up the sides with a rectangular top and ornate crown piece. Raised wheat sheaf and urn designs overall. Made by Ransom and Rathbone, Albany, NY. 1844. |
| Interpretation | This ornate stove is made out of cast iron. It was intended for use in a parlor or sitting room rather than in a kitchen. Cast iron stoves were a vast improvement over open fire places for heating homes. They consumed less wood, were not nearly as drafty or dangerous, and gave off a lot more heat. By the Civil War most Americans heated their homes with cast iron stoves. |
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| Author or Creator | Early American Museum |
| Language | eng |
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| Temporal Coverage | 1844/1854 |
| Collection Publisher | Early American Museum |
| Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
| Resource Identifier | 1968.001.2121 |
| Date Created | 4-3-00 |
| Collection Title | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
| Collection | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
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