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Fireback
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Fireback
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (made)
- Date:
1649 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Cast iron
- Museum number:
492-1901
- Gallery location:
Ironwork, room 113, case WS
Physical description
Cast iron fireback depicting a heraldic lion, thistle, rose and fleur-de-lys.
Place of Origin
England, Great Britain (made)
Date
1649 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Cast iron
Dimensions
Height: 72 cm, Width: 80 cm, Depth: 2.5 cm
Descriptive line
Fireback, cast iron, depicting a heraldic lion, thistle, rose and fleur-de-lys, made in England, dated 1649
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
cf Lindsay, 1964. Fig.23, p.10.
Lloyd, 1925. Fig.7(b).
Roberts & Co., 1925. Section IV, p.25, R.20.
Labels and date
FIREBACK
Cast iron
England; dated 1649
With the Scottish lion and thistle supported by the English rose and French fleur-de-lys . These may refer to the Scottish origin of the Stuart dynasty. The date is that of the execution of King Charles I. The pattern must have been popular, since several examples exist.
Museum No. 492-1901 [07/1994]
Materials
Cast iron
Techniques
Casting
Subjects depicted
Lions (animals); Roses (flowers); Thistles (plants); Fleur de lis
Categories
Household objects; Metalwork; Ironwork
Collection code
MET
