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Metal Andirons

​Iron andirons with curled lip top. Origin possibly Wake County.

Object number 1932.12.1 and 1932.12.2

Dimensions: 10” high

Estimated age - last quarter 18th century



What visitors say

Thank you so much for leading us on a guided tour of the Joel Lane House! I had no idea that the kitchen was separate from the main house, and how different the two are. I had always assumed that the most dangerous job for a slave was in the fields, but your expertise showed me that the kitchen (because of the heat and potential for fire) was actually the most dangerous for a slave woman…

Maggie