1953.0074 Fireback

Fireback

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Place of Origin:

    Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1788

  • Materials:

    Iron

  • Techniques:

    Puddle cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1953.0074


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1953.0074

Object Name

Fireback

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts as per Donald Fennimore (see References).

Date

1788

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Top center; "1788 Gen.\l G-WASHINGTON", cast

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Iron

Techniques

Puddle cast

Dimensions (inches)

28 (H) , 28.252 (W) , 0.874 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

71.12 (H) , 71.76 (W) , 2.22 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
Published: pp. 54-57, cat. no. 16.