Fireplace bellows

1800-1830

Measurements

17-1/2 in x 7-1/2 in x 2-7/8 in

Materials

Wood, brass, leather, paint

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation

Accession Number

2020.106

Condition Notes

The leather bellows exhibits wear.

Provenance

Found in collections.

Comments

The brightly decorated, tear-shaped bellows is painted red and displays gold and black ornamental painting of a stylized floral basket, fringe around the border and around the air-hole on the back, and along the handle.  Brass tacks securing the leather also contribute to the decorative scheme.  A cast brass nozzle is attached to the end.

Similar bellows were painted by ornamental painters in several large American cities.

The bellows is pictured in a custom-made metal stand, painted red to match.