[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
51/300
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
Deaccessioned. Please note that this object no longer forms part of the Museum of English Rural Life collection, and so cannot be accessed at our institution.
This shovel is one of a set of three handmade fireirons. It has possibly made of brass, with a decorative cut out design on the back of the shovel. The fireirons were made by a craftsman known as a ‘whitesmith’. They originally belonged to the donor’s great-grandfather, a blacksmith from the village of Albrighton, near Wolverhampton, and hung in his cottage as ornaments.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
deaccessioned
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
This set of fireirons was made by a craftsman called a whitesmith. The first owners were Lydia and Thomas Howell (the donor's great-grandparents). Thomas was born in 1797 and was the village blacksmith at Albrighton, near Wolverhampton, as his forefathers had been for hundreds of years.
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1800-01-01 - 1824-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Early-nineteenth century
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
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