Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fireback in three sections
Object Number:
INV.301a-c
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Iron
Description:
Lining for fireplace composed of three cast iron segment of firebacks; low relief decoration composed of rectangles formed by intersecting lines; large central rectangle has oval reserve with rosette at center surrounded by acanthus leaves; spandrels have trefoils; rosette and acanthus leaf pattern repeated in smaller rectangles.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
