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Fire Surround

1873-1881 (made)
Artist/Maker
Barnard Bishop and Barnard (made)
Thomas Jeckyll (designer)
Place of origin
Norwich (made)

This fireplace surround was cast by Barnard, Bishop & Barnard of Norwich. From 1873 Thomas Jeckyll (1827-1881) designed a number of cast iron and brass fire grates in the fashionable Japanese taste for the firm. He was particular fond of the sunflower as a decorative motif, and his greatest achievement, a great cast iron Japanese pavilion (now split up), shown at the Philadelphia 1876 and Paris 1878 Exhibitions, was decorated with iron sunflowers.

Object details

Categories
Architectural Fittings
Ironwork
Metalwork
Object type
Fire surround
Materials and techniques
Cast iron
Cast Iron
Casting
Brief description
Fireplace surround, cast iron, made by Barnard, Bishop & Barnard, designed by Thomas Jeckyll, Norwich, 1873-1881.
Physical description
Fire surround of cast iron, the inner edges and top panel ornamented with sunflower motifs against a lattice background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 97cm
  • Width: 102cm
  • Depth: 3cm
Style
Aesthetic
Gallery label
(07/1994)
FIREPLACE SURROUND AND GRATE
Cast iron
England; c. 1870-80

Cast by Barnard, Bishop & Barnard of Norwich. From 1873 Jeckyll designed a number of cast iron and brass fire grates in the fashionable Japanese taste for the firm. He was particular fond of the sunflower as a decorative motif, and his greatest achievement, a great cast iron Japanese pavilion (now split up), shown at the Philadelphia 1876 and Paris 1878 Exhibitions, was decorated with iron sunflowers, one of which can be seen in Gallery 119.

Museum No. M.68-1979
Credit line
Given by the Dept. of the Environment
Object history
This fire surround was taken from Richmond Terrace, Whitehall and given to the Museum by the Department of the Environment.
Subjects depicted
Sunflowers
Lattice
Summary
This fireplace surround was cast by Barnard, Bishop & Barnard of Norwich. From 1873 Thomas Jeckyll (1827-1881) designed a number of cast iron and brass fire grates in the fashionable Japanese taste for the firm. He was particular fond of the sunflower as a decorative motif, and his greatest achievement, a great cast iron Japanese pavilion (now split up), shown at the Philadelphia 1876 and Paris 1878 Exhibitions, was decorated with iron sunflowers.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.68-1979

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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