Fireback with New Testament Scenes and Two Knights Jousting

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1520 · Iron · Arms and Armor

Cast iron firebacks were intended to increase the efficiency of a fireplace by radiating heat. They were widely used in Europe by the sixteenth century and by European settlers in North American in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. They are frequently decorated with phrases and episodes from the Bible, scenes from everyday life, heraldry, or other emblems.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1520

Medium

Iron

Culture

German

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929