Fireback

last quarter 17th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 531

Fireback: a rectangular plaque with a broken arch at the top surmounted by a vase with flames issuing from the top, and below, scrolls with depending husk ornament framing a double coat of arms in relief depicting an oval shield (sinister), barry, and an oval shield (dexter), charged with three pine cones, 2 and 1, with rampant lion supporters and surmounted by a coronet with alternating strawberry leaves and fleurs-de-lis, below the arms, a scrolled plinth ornamented with a grotesque mask. The arms are unidentified.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Fireback
Date: last quarter 17th century
Culture: French
Medium: Cast iron
Dimensions: Overall: 48 × 40 1/2 in. (121.9 × 102.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Iron
Credit Line: Purchase, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1995
Object Number: 1995.134
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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