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Ironwork, Room 114b

Fire Surround

ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Coalbrookdale Company (made)
Alfred Stevens (designed by)
Gamble, James (designed by)
Place of origin
England (made)

Cast iron, England; c. 1850. Cast by the Coalbrookdale Company, Shropshire from a design in the style of Alfred Stevens (1817-1875). Possibly by James Gamble. The jambs are decorated in relief with balusters and foliage. The lintel with flowers and leaves alternating.


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Ironwork
Household Objects
Object type
Fire surround
Materials and techniques
Cast iron
Cast Iron
Casting
Brief description
Cast iron fire surround, cast by the Coalbrookdale Company, Shropshire from a design in the style of Alfred Stevens (1817-1875) or possibly by James Gamble, England, ca.1850.
Physical description
The lintel is decorated with balusters and foliage in an alternating repeat pattern. The jambs are decorated with a baluster at the top and bottom and in-between is foliage and a bird, which is different on either side.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.4ft
  • Width: 2.75ft
Gallery label
FIRE SURROUND Cast iron England; c. 1850 Cast by the Coalbrookdale Company, Shropshire, from a design in the style of Alfred Stevens (1817-75). Museum No. A.90-1918 (07/1994)
Object history
Given by Henry C. Eyres. Esq. who was given the mantlepiece by James Gamble whose work this mantlepiece may possible be.
Summary
Cast iron, England; c. 1850. Cast by the Coalbrookdale Company, Shropshire from a design in the style of Alfred Stevens (1817-1875). Possibly by James Gamble. The jambs are decorated in relief with balusters and foliage. The lintel with flowers and leaves alternating.
Bibliographic references
  • Trinder, B. The Darbys of Coalbrookdale. Chichester, 1974.
  • The Coalbrookdale Ironworks: A Short History. Ironbridge, 1975.
  • Trinder, B. The Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron: A Guide to the Museum and the Old Furnace. Ironbridge, 1979.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
A.90-1918

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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