| The straight and slightly molded sides of this fireback frame a scene from classical iconography. |
| A stylish Philadelphia parlor is conceptually incomplete if the fireplace is not fitted with wrought-iron andirons and a cast-iron fireback. |
| If the fireback needs repairing, use heat-resistant fire cement, obtainable from builders' merchants. |
| Two palm leaves that delicately underline the structure of the shield span out across the fireback, standing out against a smooth background. |
| A version of the fireback Bouche de Véritée is in Henri Carpentier's book on firebacks, the best reference book for French firebacks. |
| Castiron fireback from 1910 presenting Cupid flying away, abandoning his quiver of arrows, framed in an oculus. |
