Round Oak

Cast iron statue of a dog, possibly a bulldog or boxer, cast in two pieces held together by two screws one one side of statue; enamel—painted in black with white feet and tail; made at Round Oak by donor's great grandfather, Abraham Lincoln Shanafelt, with extra melted iron at the end of the workday and sent to enamel dept. for finishing

H—10 W—4.5 L—10 inches

1900—1947

Made by donor's great grandfather at the Round Oak Stove Company, probably in the late 1800s to early 1900s; at the end of the workday, there was usually some extra melted iron; moulders used the extra materials to make items for their family and friends—— more popular items included a frog, Naughty Nelly and several dogs, including this one which is very rare; they would be given to family or friends and provenance is key for these pieces to trace the history; these would have been used as doorstops or paper weights

Abraham Lincoln Shanafelt was father of Harry Shanafelt, the object of previous donation by Gary Shanafelt (2001—0031)

2003—0016.0001

Statue

Shanafelt, Abraham Lincoln

Round Oak

1900

1947