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Rectangular form with rounded top. Cast relief design extremely worn--some kind of figure, surrounded by a scrolled border, possibly religious subject.
firebacks
casting (process)
iron (metal)
relief (sculpture techniques)
Component, Fireplace
Fireback
Iron
Slip Cast
Relief
Classical Figure
Fireback
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
27.5 x 18.75 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.556
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