Skip to main content

Blacksmiths

Scope note

Persons who make iron into tools, horseshoes, machine parts, and other objects by heating it in a forge and hammering it into shape on an anvil. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300025313

Broader Terms used

ironsmiths

Narrower Terms used

farriers

Equivalent Terms used

blacksmith's
blacksmiths'
blacksmith

Created

13yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: blacksmiths" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-21913 Accessed: 2024-10-07 15:25:06

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-21913|title=Terminology definition for: blacksmiths|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-10-07 15:25:06|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/terminology/term-21913

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...