Broiler
United States
1750-1850
Measurements
3-3/8 in x 17-1/4 in x 12 in
Materials
Iron
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp
Accession Number
1959.3849
Condition Notes
One outside grille bar is bent inward.
Provenance
Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp
Comments
This wrought-iron broiler, called a gridiron, has a rectangular, fixed grille made of seven bars peened through end bars. The bar farthest from the long, flat handle with a hanging hole at the end, is like a blade, rather than a rectangular bar. Its feet splay outward and do not curl at the end, as do those near the handle.
This broiler is similar to accession no. 1959.3848, except differences in measurements, the shape of the handle (that narrows near the grille on this broiler), and the end bar farthest from the handle.
