Possibly British North American Colonies
1763-1768
According to family tradition, the mitre cap was worn by a grenadier in the Regiment of the Duke of Albany during the French and Indian War. The grenadier was befriended by Col. Mark Hopkins (born 1739) of Stockbridge, MA, and gave Col. Hopkins the cap in appreciation for helping him after being wounded.
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The Netherlands
c. 1725
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The Netherlands
c, 1620
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During the nineteenth century, Albany and Troy manufacturers were among the largest producers of cast-iron stoves in the world. The Hudson River allowed Troy and Albany to bring raw materials to the foundries and finished stoves to worldwide markets. This cast-iron figure, usually identified as Liberty or Columbia, is one of the most striking of all nineteenth-century “dumb stoves.” These usually did not have a firebox, but were connected by a stovepipe to a functioning stove on a floor below. That way two rooms could be heated by one stove. The designer, Alonzo Blanchard, probably chose a figure that would represent America because the country was preoccupied at the time with symbols of national unity. These could be symbolic, such as Liberty, or real, such as George Washington.
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Erastus Dow Palmer
1874
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Unidentified artist, Japan
circa 1870
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Unidentified artist, Japan
circa 1870
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John Rogers
1871
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Roman, Carnelian ring stone with portraits of Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla and Geta, 208-209 (source).
