Fireback, 1770–74, Made in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, American, Cast iron, 26 1/4 x 22 1/8 in. (66.7 x 56.2 cm), Metal, Aetna Furnace (established 1776), Founded in 1766, Aetna Furnace was located about nineteen miles east of Philadelphia. Not surprisingly, therefore, the imagery on the front of this fireback relates closely to designs carved into furniture and architecture made in Philadelphia at the same date
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Fireback, 1770–74, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, American, Cast iron, 26 1/4 x 22 1/8, 66.7 56.2 cm, Metal, Aetna Furnace, established, 1776, Founded, 1766, located, nineteen miles east, Philadelphia, surprisingly, imagery, front, fireback relates, closely, designs carved, furniture, architecture, date
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