Design for a steel fire grate
Metalwork Design
ca. 1855 (made)
ca. 1855 (made)
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George Edward Fox was an architect who produced designs for all kinds of interior fittings. This fire grate is typical of the elaborate metalwork wrought by the great iron and steel manufacturers. They developed revolutionary methods of producing and forging new forms of metal in the period 1850 to 1870. Some historians now regard the second half of the 19th century as the ‘Age of Steel’. For a household of limited income, this meant that the cost of such things as iron grates, mantelpieces and stoves was progressively reduced. This grate was probably intended for a small room, such as a bedroom or a study.
Object details
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| Title | Design for a steel fire grate (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour |
| Brief description | Design, andirons and fire grate, by George E. Fox, ca.1855, ink and watercolour, 1 of 3 sheets |
| Physical description | Design for a fire grate with an animal foot on either side, and a scrolled design above, with bars along the whole grate. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Mill Stephenson FSA |
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| Summary | George Edward Fox was an architect who produced designs for all kinds of interior fittings. This fire grate is typical of the elaborate metalwork wrought by the great iron and steel manufacturers. They developed revolutionary methods of producing and forging new forms of metal in the period 1850 to 1870. Some historians now regard the second half of the 19th century as the ‘Age of Steel’. For a household of limited income, this meant that the cost of such things as iron grates, mantelpieces and stoves was progressively reduced. This grate was probably intended for a small room, such as a bedroom or a study. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921 |
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| Accession number | E.112-1919 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2003 |
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