Two Piece Fireback
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Caption
Whitehead and Law. Two Piece Fireback, ca. 1843. Cast Iron , a: 34 1/2 × 38 3/4 × 3/4 in. (87.6 × 98.4 × 1.9 cm) b: 29 1/8 × 18 1/2 × 1/4 in. (74 × 47 × 0.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 78.189. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 78.189_bw_IMLS.jpg)
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Collection
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Collection
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Title
Two Piece Fireback
Date
ca. 1843
Medium
Cast Iron
Classification
Dimensions
a: 34 1/2 × 38 3/4 × 3/4 in. (87.6 × 98.4 × 1.9 cm) b: 29 1/8 × 18 1/2 × 1/4 in. (74 × 47 × 0.6 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
(a) WHITEHEAD / AND / LAW / DESIGN SECURED / NEW YORK 1843, on lower right hand side.
Credit Line
H. Randolph Lever Fund
Accession Number
78.189
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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