Trivet

1825-1860

Measurements

4-5/8 in x 13 in x 5-7/8 in

Materials

Brass, iron, unidentified hardwood

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of Mrs. Earle R. Crowe and Mrs. Charles L. Reese Jr. to the David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.786

Comments

The pierced brass plate is riveted to a three-legged iron stand.  The legs are angled at the bottom to form long spade feet.  A bar joins the two legs opposite the handle.  The wood handle, turned to form stacked rings, slides on a tang and is kept in place by a brass terminal at the end.  The brass platform features twelve lobes around a central circular motif, the whole forming a stylized floral device.