Herbert Andrews, (1853-1932), a farmer from West Deerfield, Massachusetts, created this fireplace set around 1899. Andrews learned blacksmithing from one of his farm hands, a young Polish immigrant named Constien (Constantine) Zabriskie.

From 1890 to 1940, Deerfield, Massachusetts was home to a distinctive manifestation of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. Artisans here created exquisite Colonial-inspired needlework as well as rugs, basketry, pottery, metalwork, furniture and weavings. With its well-preserved and highly-accessible colonial heritage, Deerfield and Memorial Hall Museum, were the ideal settings to display hand-made objects, evoking the past and intended for the home. Useful as well as beautiful, the art objects are set against the historical and cultural backdrop of a unique time and place.