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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ironwork, Room 113

Fireback

mid 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fireback cast with the arms of John Browne of Brenchley comprising a griffin passant and a chief, above the crest an eagle rising.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cast iron
Brief description
Fireback, cast iron depicting a griffin and eagle, the arms of ironfounder John Browne of Brenchley, Kent, probably made in his foundry, after 1626
Physical description
Fireback cast with the arms of John Browne of Brenchley comprising a griffin passant and a chief, above the crest an eagle rising.
Gallery label
FIREBACK Cast iron England; after 1626 Cast with the arms of John Browne of Brenchley, Kent, an ironfounder who was granted arms in 1626. It was presumably made in his own foundry. Museum No. 493-1901(07/1994)
Historical context
The museum is grateful for images and information supplied by the researcher and author, Jeremy Hodgkinson FSA, 30 March 2022
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Gloag, John and Derek Bridgwater. A history of cast iron in architecture. London : G. Allen and Unwin. 1948. 395p., ill. Fig.30, p.2.
  • Lloyd, N. Domestic Ironwork. I. Firebacks. Archaeological Review. LVIII, 1925. pp.58-67.
  • Hodgkinson, Jeremy. British Cast-Iron Firebacks of the 16th to Mid-18th Centuries. Crawley: HodgersBooks. 2010 fig. 215, pp.158, 249-50
Collection
Accession number
493-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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