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Stove Plate

1574 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 81cm
  • Width: 54cm
  • Depth: 2.5cm
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
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Hodgkinson, Jeremy. British Cast-Iron Firebacks of the 16th to Mid-18th Centuries. Crawley: HodgersBooks. 2010 fig. 1, p.41, 221
Collection
Accession number
M.126-1914

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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