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Firedog

15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Luxembourg (made)

Wrought iron fire dog


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Ironwork
Object type
Firedog
Materials and techniques
Wrought iron
Wrought Iron
Forging (Metal Forming)
Brief description
Firedog, wrought iron, from the Tower of Luxembourg, 15th century.
Physical description
Wrought iron fire dog
Dimensions
  • Height: 103.5cm
  • Width: 31cm
  • Depth: 70cm
Marks and inscriptions
Ornamental monsters
Gallery label
FIREDOG Wrought iron Germany; 15th century From the Tower of Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Museum No. 1015a-1893(07/1994)
Subject depicted
Monster
Bibliographic reference
Gardner, John Starkie. Ironwork. Part 1: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Medieval Period. London, 1892. plate 54, p.124
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
1015A-1893

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O324661/firedog-unknown/
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