76/ 9 [Bookends]. (Dante). Pair of cast iron bookends showing a buste of Dante, both 7x11,5x14,5 cm., (Meriden CT), Bradley & Hubbard, early 20th cent.

= By the end of the 19th cent., bookends showing famous people from the field of literature, politics etc. became a popular attribute in cultivated homes across the United States.