Fender
style of Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792)
Category
Metalwork
Date
1768
Materials
Steel and silver alloy
Measurements
158 x 1459 x 150 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 871625
Summary
Late 18th century pierced and engraved steel fender of Adam design, mounted in paktong(en suite with grate).
Provenance
At Saltram by 1951 and accepted by HM Treasury in lieu of full payment of Estate Duty from the Executors of Edmund Robert Parker (1877-1951), 4th Earl of Morley and transferred to NT in 1957.
Makers and roles
style of Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728 - London 1792), designer