Stove Plate
1574 (dated)
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Cast iron stove plate, cast with the inscription 'MATTHEUS . AM . 27 . CAPITUL' and an image of the Crucifixion. Below, the images of the Entombment and the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene at the Sepulchre, cast from a separate mould.
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Materials and techniques | Cast iron |
Brief description | Stove plate, iron cast with the inscription 'MATTHEUS . AM . 27 . CAPITUL' and images of the Crucifixion, the Entombment and the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene at the Sepulchre, made in Germany, dated 1574 |
Physical description | Cast iron stove plate, cast with the inscription 'MATTHEUS . AM . 27 . CAPITUL' and an image of the Crucifixion. Below, the images of the Entombment and the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene at the Sepulchre, cast from a separate mould. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'MATTHEUS . AM . 27 . CAPITUL' (Biblical reference to the Crucifixion in the Gospel of St. Matthew.) |
Gallery label | STOVE PLATE
Cast iron
Germany; dated 1574
Cast with the Crucifixion and the inscription MATTHEUS . AM . 27 . CAPITUL - the biblical reference to this scene in the Gospel of St Matthew, chapter 27. Beneath are images of the Entombment and of the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdelene at the Sepulchre, cast from a separate mould.
From the Collection of Lady Dorothy Nevill
M.126-1914(07/1994) |
Credit line | Given by Lady Dorothy Nevill |
Historical context | The museum is grateful for images and information supplied by the researcher and author, Jeremy Hodgkinson FSA, 30 March 2022 |
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Bibliographic reference | Hodgkinson, Jeremy. British Cast-Iron Firebacks of the 16th to Mid-18th Centuries. Crawley: HodgersBooks. 2010
fig. 1, p.41, 221 |
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Accession number | M.126-1914 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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