
The heavy cast iron stove rests upon four piano-style legs that are separately attached to the stove, has a four burner range with ogee-shaped edging and intricately paneled burners, large front hearth that extends around the sides, removable hearth plate labeled "Cotton Plant, Abendroth Bros. N.Y.". There are two small doors above the hearth plate that slide open and are actually an extension of the oven that also opens from large doors on either side. There are two smaller opening doors on each side of the stove. The stove is embellished with embossed designs of flowers and leaves (cotton plants?) on each door and panels, and the back is decorated with center medallion and defined panels. American, circa 1880, Abendroth Brothers of New York, who advertised the Cotton Plant Jr. stove as a perfect model of their full size stoves of the same name and able to "be operated as full grown stoves". 9 1/2"H. 12"W. 10"D.