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Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792)
Category
Metalwork
Date
1775
Materials
Paktong, Steel
Measurements
755 mm (Length)42 mm (Diameter)
Order this imageCollection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 772020.3
Summary
Poker, 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