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Shaped crest on rectangular body. Relief of dolphins and shell above rounded crest. Scene of Rebecca at the well. Fortified city in background. Scene enclosed by beaded and flower and leaf border.
firebacks
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
casting (process)
iron (metal)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
relief (sculpture techniques)
shell (animal material)
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
Bible
cities
cityscapes (representations)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
dolphins (animals)
flowers (plants)
floral patterns
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Queen Anne
shell (animal material)
Iron
Slip Cast
Queen Anne
Dolphin
Shell
City
Beaded
Flower
Leaf
City View
Bible
Relief
FIREBACK
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Rebecca
Unknown
34.5 x 25.125 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.351
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