Fireback

A. T.

1767 · Cast iron · The American Wing

The central figure on this fireback is thought to be a soldier wearing the Highland uniform of Scottish regiments in the British army. A heavy plume adorns his bonnet, a broadsword drawn from its scabbard is uplifted in his right hand, and his left hand holds a shieldlike device. The leafy border capped by dolphins is modeled on Dutch ornamental designs of the late seventeenth century.

Artist

A. T.

Date

1767

Medium

Cast iron

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1916