Vase with Flowers
Chimney Board
ca.1710- ca.1740 (made)
ca.1710- ca.1740 (made)
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Chimney boards were used to seal hearths against draughts and soot in the summer. The earliest surviving ones were made in continental Europe in the late 17th century. We do not know just how popular they were in Britain, but in North America they became a notable form of folk art in the colonial period, and a number of examples have survived. The V&A has two British chimney boards, both painted with a vase of flowers within a surround of tiles. This decoration imitates the placement of real vases of flowers in the hearth, when a fire was not needed.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Vase with Flowers (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Oil on pine |
Brief description | Chimney board constructed of vertical pine planks, painted in oil colours with flowers in a vase, within a frame of delft tiles |
Physical description | Chimney board painted on a pine panel with oil, representing a vase of flowers within a surround of tiles. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs Arthur Chamberlain |
Production | British school |
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Summary | Chimney boards were used to seal hearths against draughts and soot in the summer. The earliest surviving ones were made in continental Europe in the late 17th century. We do not know just how popular they were in Britain, but in North America they became a notable form of folk art in the colonial period, and a number of examples have survived. The V&A has two British chimney boards, both painted with a vase of flowers within a surround of tiles. This decoration imitates the placement of real vases of flowers in the hearth, when a fire was not needed. |
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Accession number | W.35-1928 |
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Record created | June 15, 2007 |
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