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Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792)
Category
Metalwork
Date
1775
Materials
Paktong, Steel
Measurements
210 mm (Width) x 60 mm (Depth); 792 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 772020.2
Summary
Shovel, part of a set of fire implements including poker, tongs and shovel all of polished steel with two bulbs surmounted by a paktong urn finial. Decorated with beading, gadrooning and a vitruvian 'C' scroll.
Provenance
Osterley Park Heirloom
Makers and roles
Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792), designer