1958.2750 Fireback
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Fireback

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Aetna Furnace (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Burlington, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1770-1774

  • Materials:

    Iron

  • Techniques:

    Puddle cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.2750


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Object Number

1958.2750

Object Name

Fireback

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Aetna Furnace (Maker)
The Etna Furnace was built by Charles Read (1715-1774) in 1766. In 1770, his son Charles Read, Jr. took over the furnace and changed the name to Aetna Furnace. Charles Read, Jr. ran the business until 1774.

Place of Origin

Burlington, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1770-1774

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Top center; "AETNA." cast in raised relief Roman capitals.

Subjects

Animals

Materials

Iron

Techniques

Puddle cast

Dimensions (inches)

31.693 (H) , 29.724 (W) , 0.906 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

80.5 (H) , 75.5 (W) , 2.3 (D)

Measurement Notes

H at center; W at bottom.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Fennimore, Donald L. 05//1975 "Metalwork". American Art Journal. 7 (1): 93-106.
Published: p. 96.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
Published: pp. 48-53, cat. no. 13.
[Article] Fennimore, Donald L. 01//2002 Henry Francis du Pont and Iron. Antiques. 161 (1): 184-187.
Published: p. 185.
[Book] Heckscher, Morrison H. & Bowman, Leslie Greene. 1992 American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament.
Published: p. 221, fig.158
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
Published, p. 89, fig.6
[Article] Beckerdite, Luke. 2014 Pattern Carving in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia. American Furniture. 86-141.
Published: p. 106, fig. 41.