✅ SOLVED What would this beautiful old piece have gone on?

[Mud Hut]

It is cast iron and its measurements are:

Height 14.5 inches
Width 9.25 inches
Depth 2.875 inches

The red paint doesn't appear to be original to the piece.

I wonder what era this is from?

 

[Mud Hut]

Bicycle badge ?

Probably not at 14.5 inches long and made of cast iron, but I do love old bicycle badges, too.

 

[ironhorse]

perhaps a panel or piece of a potbelly stove based on the size

 

[ARC]

arggg just read your dimensions... :P

More coffee.

 

[Tony in SC]

Being cast iron, I would guess that it came from an old Parlor Stove? Parlor stoves came in all shapes and sizes and some were beautiful works or art.

 

[Mud Hut]

Thank you all for your help.

 

[bradyboy]

stove pipe heat shield?