Anvil
Item
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Title
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Anvil
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Rights
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Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts. Fair Use.
Image © Worcester Art Museum, The John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection.
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Creator
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Unknown Creator.
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Date
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ca 1400s–1500s.
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Description
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There is a hole at the right end and a stake hole at the left end, The front has a decorative motif of two long grooves and the working surface is heavily worn, there was originally an overhang at both the front and back of the working surface, but this has been bent downward through use, the beak is also worn down from use. The tiered base shows signs of seams where it joins the central pedestal.
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Format
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wrought iron. 18 × 26 × 19 cm (7 1/16 × 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.), 36 lb 10 oz (weight).
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Publisher
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Worcester Art Museum.
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Contributor
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Rieley Lawson
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Identifier
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2014.1031.
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Subject
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iron; armor; anvil; utilitarian objects;
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Source
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Jpeg file. Worcester Art Museum. 10/31/2025
https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/49251/anvil?ctx=7d4542717366db1de84a93cdef837268c15cd9e6&idx=7
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