Fireback

Metadata

Artist | Manufacturer:: Unknown maker | Caster

Title:: Fireback

Date:: Creation: around 1593

Inventory Number:: 1941-080/014

Collection:: Firebacks

Domain:: Metallurgy

Designation:: Fireback

Iconography:: Coat of arms (heraldry)

Material | Technique:: Cast iron

Measurements:: H x L x P: 51.5 x 62.5 x 2.6 cm

Inscription(s):: Date (1593)

Description:: Fireback. Wedding coat of arms of the de Metzenhausen (dexter) and Hagen de la Motte or de la Hayes des Mottes (sinister). Cartouche with date 1593.

Geographical Reference:: Place of use: Luxembourg

Location:: Depot

Acquisition method:: Purchase

Acquisition date:: 1941

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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