Fireback. Culture: American. Dimensions: 23 x 32 in. (58.4 x 81.3 cm). Maker: A. T.. Date: 1767.The central figure on this fireback is thought to be a soldier wearing the Highland uniform of Scottish regiments in the British army. A heavy plume adorns his bonnet, a broadsword drawn from its scabbard is uplifted in his right hand, and his left hand holds a shieldlike device. The leafy border capped by dolphins is modeled on Dutch ornamental designs of the late seventeenth century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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