from Cairness House, Longmay, Aberdeenshire
000-190-004-044-C © National Museums Scotland |
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Fireplace set
This fireplace set, consisting of a coal shovel, coal tongs and poker, dates from the mid 19th century. It comes from Cairness House at Longmay in Aberdeenshire.
The tongs are made of brass, while the shovel is of sheet metal with a brass handle and the poker of steel, with a brass handle.
The fact that the set was made of brass, rather than the more common steel, would have meant that it would have had to been cleaned regularly, a task undertaken by the domestic servants of the house.
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000-190-004-044-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland H.SD 80 |
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Mid 19th century Mid 19th century Mid 19th century
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Brass Brass; steel Steel; brass; metal
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28.75" max L; 19.25" L (handle) 28.75" max L; 23.00" L (leg) 28.75" max L; 8.25" x 5.50" x 0.50" (head)
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Coal shovel Coal-tongs Poker
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Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Longmay, Cairness House Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Longmay, Cairness House Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Longmay, Cairness House
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Coal shovel with a steel head and a long brass handle, part of a set with tongs and poker, from Cairness House, Longmay, Aberdeenshire, mid 19th century Coal tongs of brass, part of a set with coal shovel and poker, from Cairness House, Longmay, Aberdeenshire, mid 19th century Poker of brass and steel, part of a set with coal shovel and coal-tongs, from Cairness House, Longmay, Aberdeenshire, mid 19th century
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