1959.2531 Fireback

Fireback

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Oxford Furnace (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Warren, New Jersey, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1747

  • Materials:

    Iron

  • Techniques:

    Puddle cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.2531


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.2531

Object Name

Fireback

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Oxford Furnace (Maker)

Place of Origin

Warren, New Jersey, United States, North America

Date

1747

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center; "17 OXFORD 47"

Subjects

Armorial device; George II

Materials

Iron

Techniques

Puddle cast

Dimensions (inches)

32.252 (H) , 29.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

81.92 (H) , 74.3 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Beckerdite, Luke. 2021 American Furniture 2020.
Published: p. 139, fig. 32
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
Published: pp. 40-41, cat. no. 8.
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
Published: p.89, fig.5
[Article] Beckerdite, Luke. 2014 Pattern Carving in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia. American Furniture. 86-141.
Published: p. 100, fig. 28.