Fireback - MNAHA Collections

Metadata

Artist | Manufacturer:: Unknown maker | Manufacturer

Title:: Fireback

Date:: Creation: after 16XX

Inventory Number:: 1942-065/002

Collection:: Firebacks

Domain:: Metallurgy

Designation:: Fireback

Iconography:: Horse

Material | Technique:: Cast iron

Measurements:: H x L x P: 63.5 x 70.5 x 2 cm

Inscription(s):: Inscription (X); Inscription (L); Numbering (79)

Description:: SCHENK VON SCHMITBOURG - INGELHEIM ZU MESPELBRUN Double crowned arms held by two prancing horses. Arms of Baron SCHENK OF SCHMITBURG, hereditary cupbearer of Trier. Left: Marie-Christine-Sophie, Countess of Ingelheim in Mespelbrun. Below, drapery with tassels and volutes.

Geographical Reference:: Place of use: Luxembourg | Vianden

Location:: Depot

Acquisition method:: Purchase

Acquisition date:: 1942

Copyright:: Work: Public Domain
Image(s): CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | Collection of the Musée national d'archéologie, d'histoire et d'art Luxembourg (MNAHA)
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)

Photographer:: Tom Lucas

Metadata last updated on:: 18.03.2026

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