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Source Description
Metal braziers were filled with hot coals and used to heat rooms. Similar braziers are often depicted in 15th-century paintings and frescoes, shown in use in childbirth scenes and in hospitals, infirmaries, and sick rooms. This brazier consists of a detachable coal pan and an ornate tripod stand. Such objects must have been considered necessary furnishings and therefore subject to decoration. They were portable and could be moved from room to room as needed.
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Document identity
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97339
label
Tripod Brazier
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97339
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object
title
Tripod Brazier
description
Metal braziers were filled with hot coals and used to heat rooms. Similar braziers are often depicted in 15th-century paintings and frescoes, shown in use in childbirth scenes and in hospitals, infirmaries, and sick rooms. This brazier consists of a detachable coal pan and an ornate tripod stand. Such objects must have been considered necessary furnishings and therefore subject to decoration. They were portable and could be moved from room to room as needed.
date
c. 1400–1450
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rights
CC0
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CC0
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en
wikidata
Q60756405
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Furniture and woodwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 116.8 cm (46 in.)
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Italy, Siena(?)
accession
1916.97
Source extras
tec
wrought iron and copper
tombstone
Tripod Brazier, c. 1400–1450. Italy, Siena(?). Wrought iron and copper; overall: 116.8 cm (46 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1916.97
collection
MED - Gothic
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Dudley P. Allen Fund
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2026-05-29 05:14:47.380000
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97339
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Medieval Art
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MED - Gothic
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wrought iron and copper
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photo
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