Decorative arts
Adam and Eve Fireback
- Date
- ca. 1770
- Accession number
- 2016.25.94
- Maker
- Unknown, American(Opens in new tab) (American)
- Dimensions
- 34 1/2 × 23 × 1/2 in. (87.6 × 58.4 × 1.3 cm.)
- Medium
- cast iron
- Description
- Adam and Eve iron fireback found in Boston. Firebacks were placed in the back of the fireplace to reflect heat back into the room
- Credit
- The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
- Department
- American Art
- Find out more
- View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
