Fireback
The central figure on this fireback is thought to be a soldier wearing the Highland uniform of Scottish regiments in the British army. A heavy plume adorns his bonnet, a broadsword drawn from its scabbard is uplifted in his right hand, and his left hand holds a shieldlike device. The leafy border capped by dolphins is modeled on Dutch ornamental designs of the late seventeenth century.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fireback
- Maker: A. T.
- Date: 1767
- Geography: Made in New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Cast iron
- Dimensions: 23 x 32 in. (58.4 x 81.3 cm)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1916
- Object Number: 16.145
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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