Fireback

French

ca. 1775

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 539

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Title: Fireback
Date: ca. 1775
Culture: French
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: 35 3/8 x 41 1/2 x 1 in. (89.9 x 105.4 x 2.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Iron
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1968
Object Number: 68.32
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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