P141 - Cast iron fireplace back, 19th century, dimensions cm W 50 x H 50

P141 - Fireplace back decorated with a mythological scene, made of cast iron. Cast iron plates were used, before the advent of refractory bricks, to protect the wall from fire and to improve the efficiency of the fireplace by continuing to emanate heat for a certain time even after the fire was extinguished. 19th century. Dimensions cm W 50 x H 50