Tools and EquipmentBritish19th century
Pair of Toast Racks
1815-1816
Artists
Paul StorrArtist
Description
Oblong, raised on four foliate scholl and shell feet, gadrooned borders with foliage and anthemion at intervals, fitted with seven double hoops, the central one with reeded loop handles with acanthus bases.
Dimensions
18.26 x 20.16 x 13.65 cm (7 3/16 x 7 15/16 x 5 3/8 in.) 500.5 g
Provenance
Supplied by Rundell, Bridge & Rundell to Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk, 1816, by descent; to Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, sold; to David Berg, New York, c. 1956, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1999.
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