Fire Poker and Tongs
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
1905–1915
- 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.)
- Genre
- steel
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
metalworkeuropean decorative artssteel
About
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.
