Andirons
Maker
Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company
(American, active Meriden, Connecticut, 1875 - 1940)
Datec. 1886
MediumCast iron, copper with brass plating
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/2 x 9 7/8 x 17 3/4in. (41.9 x 25.1 x 45.1cm)
ClassificationsFURNISHINGS
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2003.10.a-b
DescriptionPair of cast-iron andirons with brass sunburst terminals with sun flowers with faces. Each andiron composed of 3 parts: horizontal bar, curvilinear front section (vertical element), and the terminals.On View
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Label TextOf all the art brass manufacturers, Bradley & Hubbard was one of the most consistent in submitting design patents, including those for lamp brackets, inkstand holders, andirons, and sconces. Between 1870 and 1879 the company was granted at least eighty-six patents. Another seventy-nine patents were obtained between 1880 and 1889, a high percentage of which were for technological innovations or improvements in lighting.
These whimsical sun andirons are among the numerous objects F. Robert Seidensticker designed for Bradley & Hubbard. The patent describes the andiron form as comprising semicircular legs from which rises a serpentine upright, "terminating in the face, with the representation of rays radiating there from."
For the essay on Bradley & Hubbard, please see table 96.6
