Fireplace Set: Andirons, Screen, Fireplace Fork
Manufacturer
Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
(American, 1895-1959)
1908
Edward F. Caldwell & Co. (1895-1959)
Edward F. Caldwell & Co. was one of America’s most prominent lighting and furnishing firms in the early twentieth century. They played a leading role in the transition from designing lights for gas, oil, or candle flames to electricity. For their clientele, which included many of the wealthiest individuals and institutions in America, they offered an extensive catalog of thousands of designs for chandeliers, wall sconces, table, and floor lamps, in styles ranging from medieval revival to the cutting edge of Art Deco modernism.
Mariam Hale
2023-2025 Collections Fellow
Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research
July 2024
Width (andiron): 20 1/2 in (52.1 cm)
Depth (andiron): 12 in (30.5 cm)
Height (fork): 39 1/2 in (100.3 cm)
Width (fork): 5 in (12.7 cm)
Depth (fork): 1/2 in (1.3 cm)
Height (screen): 30 in (76.2 cm)
Width (screen): 56 in (142.2 cm)
Depth (screen): 1/2 in (1.3 cm)
ProvenanceGeorge G. Booth and Ellen Scripps Booth (1908-1948)
George G. Booth (1948-1949)
Cranbrook Foundation (1949-1973)
Cranbrook Educational Community (1973-present)
Credit LineCranbrook Center for Collections and Research
Cultural Properties Collection, Founders Collection
Bequest of George Gough Booth and Ellen Scripps Booth through the Cranbrook Foundation
Medium / MaterialsBrass; iron
GenreObject TypeFiresets; Andirons
Select Bibliography and Archival Citation(s)Appraisal by Stalker & Boos (1975). Series II: Appraisals and Inventories. George Gough and Ellen Warren Scripps Booth Financial Records (1981-02). Cranbrook Archives, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research, Bloomfield Hills, MI.
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