1958.2813 Fireback

Fireback

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Aetna Furnace (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1765-1785

  • Materials:

    Iron

  • Techniques:

    Puddle cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.2813


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.2813

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

1765-1785

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Top center; "AETNA.", in raised Roman capitals

Subjects

Animals

Materials

Iron

Techniques

Puddle cast

Dimensions (inches)

26.252 (H) , 22.252 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

66.68 (H) , 56.52 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
Published: pp. 46-48, cat. no. 12.
[Article] Beckerdite, Luke. 2014 Pattern Carving in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia. American Furniture. 86-141.
Published: p. 107, fig. 42.