Fireback

Item Information

Title:
Fireback
Description:
Shaped crest on rectangular body. Relief of dolphins and shell above rounded crest. Scene of Rebecca at the well. Fortified city in background. Scene enclosed by beaded and flower and leaf border.
Date:
1720–1760
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
casting (process)
iron (metal)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
relief (sculpture techniques)
shell (animal material)
firebacks
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
Bibles
cities
cityscapes (representations)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
dolphins (animals)
flowers (plant components)
floral patterns
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Queen Anne
shell (animal material)
Iron
Slip Cast
Dolphin
Shell
City
Beaded
Flower
Leaf
City View
Relief
Rebecca
Places:
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
34.5 in. x 25.125 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/8042
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.351
Identifier:
8042