Collection Highlights
Important meeting of the African Civilization Society, at the Cooper Institute, Wednesday evening, March 7th, 1860, at eight o'clock
Date:
1860
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1860.48
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fireback memorial plaque: George Stevenson, 1763
Object Number:
INV.9150
Date:
ca. 1763
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/2 x 22 x 3/4 in. ( 57.2 x 55.9 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
low relief: "GEORGE STEVENSON/ 1763"
Description:
Cast iron fireback or memorial plaque with molded decoration and inscription; upper portion has two arched panels, one with stylized tulip and one with tulip above heart; inscription and date below: "GEORGE STEVENSON / 1763"
Gallery Label:
This object may also have been a stove plate.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
