Fire Poker and Tongs
<p>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.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1905
- 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.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Painting
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist. His artistic approach had much in common with European Symbolism. His work, alongside that of his wife Margaret Macdonald, was influential on European design movements such as Art Nouveau and Secessionism and praised by great modernists such as Josef Hoffmann. Mackintosh was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died in London, England. He is among the most important figures of the Modern Style.
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