Object Number 1958.2484

Object Name

Stove plate (Fireback)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Patton (Maker)
For more on Patton, see the object file for 1958.2484.

Place of Origin

Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1762-1764

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Upper center; "IOHNPATTON BERKSH[ ]RE", cast
2. Inscription; Lower center; "BE LIBERTY THINE.", cast

Subjects

Allegory; Native American

Materials

Iron

Techniques

Puddle cast

Dimensions (inches)

25.5 (H) , 32.252 (W) , 0.874 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

64.77 (H) , 81.92 (W) , 2.22 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 76-78, no. 29.