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Hearth plate and fire screen on a fireplate
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Rectangular horizontal fireplace plate on four profiled, outwardly curved legs, with a vertical fireplace plate with a rounded top on one long side and a fire screen on one short side. A six-pointed star within a circle is engraved in the vertical fireplace plate and the fire screen. The horizontal and vertical fireplace plates are marked: maker's mark = Amsterdam, year mark = A (1760), and maker = A. van Geffen. The fire screen is marked: maker's mark = Amsterdam, year mark = Z (1759), and maker = A. van Geffen. All pieces bear a small axe. Part of BK-NM-11177-157.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHaardplaat en vuurscherm op vuurplaat. 1759. Arnoldus van Geffen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.