USD23909S - Design for a fireplace - Google Patents

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DESIGN.

H. G. & W. R. DAWSON. PIRBPLAGE.

No. 23,909. Patented Deo. 25, 1894.

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A FIREPLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Design No. 23,909, dated December 25, 1894.

Application filed November 26, 1894. Seriai Ne. 530,070. Term ofpatent '7 years.

To (d5 whom, it' 21mg/ concern.-

Be it known that we, HENRY G. D -xWsONand WILLIAM R. Dawson, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented and produced a new and useful Design for Fireplaces, of which the following is a specification reference being had to the accompanying photograph, showing the complete design.

The principal features of our design are the treatment of the vertical portion of the frame in representation of fluted square colnmns having composite capitals; the transverse portion of the frame representing an ornamental cornice uniting the columns and divided into panels by bands corresponding with the iiuting ofthe shaftsot the columns; the hood, shield and fender being ornamentcd with garlands; the upper part of the base with sprays of leaves separated by bands of beading and the lower part thereof with festooned bands looped with tassels, all ot' this ornamentation being in relief.

The tinted columns are indicated at A, A, the pedestals a, a, each having a single panel with floral adorninent. The capitals of the columns cach comprises a square panel b, Z1, with leaf adornment and a superstructure with convolutc scrolls c, c, being modified forms of the capitals of Ionic columns. At cach end of the cornice D, is a rosette d, d, and the panels d", d', are each ornamented with bows of ribbon, with streamers supporting a garland, these panels being separated by plain surfaces vertically tinted.

The hood E, has a central knot of ribbon e, with streamers and at each end a similar but smaller knot e, e'.' Garlands of flowers c2, e2, unite the central knot with each of the end knots and are looped also between the streamers of the central knot. Au inner hood E, is ornainented with a series of hands in scallop form. The rihhon and garland form of orna mentation is repeated in modiiied form on the shield F, the knotsf, being in pairs with a garland uniting the members of each pair and having pendent ends. The lower edge of the shield is furnished with a series of convolnte scrolls.

A garland G, hangs from the two npper oorners ot the fender g, and has pendent ends. The base ofthe fender is ornamentcd with pendent fern leaves.

The hase ll, of the lire place has across its upper portion a belt ornamented with sprays of'leat'es, h, inclined upwardly and away from the center and separated by lines of heading h'. The lower portion of the base ll, represens three heltsot' festooned drapery li?, with pendent tassels hf", at the junction of the festoon.

The cornice D, is surniounted by an egg and dart molding andthe field ofthe hood E, and of the shield F, is chased or matted.

W'e claim as our invention- The design for a fireplace substantially as herein shown and described.

In witness whereof we have herenntoaiiixed our signatures in the presence ot two witmesses.

HENRY G. DAWSON. WILLIAM R. DAXVSON.

litncsses as to signature ot Henry G. Dawson:

SPENCER WARD, LoUIs K. GILLsoN.

Witnesses as to signature et William R.

Dawson:

J 0s. J. PTAK, C. C. McCLosKEY.

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