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Fireback
The Fox & The Stork (or Crane)
Aesop
1768-1784
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Aesop (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
England or United States; Possibly United Kingdom; Europe or North America
Materials
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1958.2341
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2341
Object Name
Fireback
Title
The Fox & The Stork (or Crane)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Aesop (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
England or United States; Possibly United Kingdom; Europe or North America
Origin Notes
Possibly from Batsto Furnace in Burlington, New Jersey, but more likely imported from England.
Date
1768-1784
Subject(s)
- Fable
- Morality
- Literary scene
- Literature
- Aesop
- Aesop's Fable
Materials
- Iron
Techniques
- Puddle cast
Dimensions (inches)
28.626 (H) x 28.626 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
72.71 (H) x 72.71 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 52-53, cat. no. 14.Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 06//1994 Aesop's Fables on English Ceramics. Antiques. CXLV (6): 867-877.
• Same fable portrayed in ceramics: p. 868, pl. I (Chelsea scent bottle); p. 871, pls. IV (delft tile), V (pearlware canister), fig. 2 (Croxall 1722 woodcut); p. 872 (creamware tile)