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Fireback
Blackford & Thornburgh, Catoctin Furnace
1801-1811
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Blackford & Thornburgh (Maker)
Place of Origin
Maryland; Frederick; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1963.0075
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Robert L. Raley
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Object Number
1963.0075
Object Name
Fireback
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Blackford & Thornburgh (Maker); Catoctin Furnace (Maker)
Place of Origin
Maryland; Frederick; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1801-1811
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper center
Inscription: "BLACKFORD & THORNBURGH/ CATOCTIN FURNACE", cast
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- African American maker
- Slavery
Materials
- Iron
Techniques
- Puddle cast
Dimensions (inches)
22.5 (H) x 23.5 (W) x 1.063 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
57.15 (H) x 59.69 (W) x 2.7 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 56-58, cat. no. 17.Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 2003 Catoctin Furnace Ironwork. 28-29.
• Published: pp.28-29Book: Anderson, Elizabeth Yourtee. 2013 Catoctin Furnace Portrait of an Iron-Making Village.
• Similar illustrated p. 21