Ralph Wormeley Curtis (Boston, 1854 - 1922, Beaulieu-sur-Mer)
Fire Irons for Sale by Consiglio Ricchetti, Venice, 1896
Graphite and ink on paper
This is a vertical drawing in graphite and ink of an andiron. The andiron is ornate, with decorative curlicues along the base and the upper portion of the object. It is connected to an additional andiron, loosely sketched off-page on our right, by a thin chain hanging between the two.
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