Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Scottish, 1868-1928)
Scotland
Fire Poker and Tongs
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Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Scottish, 1868-1928)
Scotlandc. 1910
Fire Poker and Tongs
Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Scottish, 1868-1928) Scotland →steeleuropean decorative arts
Date
c. 1910
Medium
Steel
Dimensions
Poker: 34.3 × 13.3 × 3.8 cm (13 1/2 × 5 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.); Tongs: 34.3 × 5.7 × 1.3 cm (13 1/2 × 2 1/4 × 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Martin Levy in Honor of John and Neville Bryan
In response to the increased popularity of open fireplaces in the late 19th century, many architects designed fireplace equipment as part of more comprehensive domestic design programs. The design of this fire poker and tongs was first used for one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s most famous commissions, Hill House, in Helensburgh, Scotland.
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