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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• Online ID: 000-190-004-044-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.SD 80
• Date: Mid 19th century
  Mid 19th century
  Mid 19th century
  
• Material: Brass
  Brass; steel
  Steel; brass; metal
  Coal shovel
  Coal-tongs
  Poker
  
• Dimensions: 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)
  
• What: Coal shovel
  Coal-tongs
  Poker
  
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• Where: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Longmay, Cairness House
  Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Longmay, Cairness House
  Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Longmay, Cairness House
  
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• Description: 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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