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					1143Description: Fragment, left side missing; arched rectangular shape; fillet edging (top and sides visible); initials IG widely spaced in arch. Notes: Previously at Bream Court Farm, Newland, Gloucestershire. Inscription: I G - Decoration tags:
- rectangular with round arch (shape)
- fillet (edging)
- simple stamps
- individual letters
- text
 Manufactured: in the 17th century possibly in the Forest of Dean area of England. Current location: Dean Heritage Centre, Camp Mill, Soudley, Gloucestershire, England. - Attached to series:
- Initials only firebacks
 
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					1079Description: Quasi-arched rectangular shape; fillet edging, indented on the inner edge; pictorial representation of a phoenix rising from flames, date split either side of its neck; the lateral edges are wide in relation to the top, from which the arch rises from two loop and is surmounted by a fleur-de-lys; above each shoulder of the plate, a roundel. Notes: The looped fillet edging is rarely seen and does not seem to be diagnostic of a particular pattern-maker. Inscription: 16 77 - Decoration tags:
- rectangular with ornate arch (shape)
- fillet (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- pictorial
- mythological
- text
- animals
 Manufactured: in 1677 possibly in the Staffordshire area of England. Current location: Ford Green Hall, Ford Green Road, Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. (part of the Stoke-on-Trent Museums museum group) - Attached to series:
- Miscellaneous pattern firebacks
- Phoenix firebacks
- Loop edged firebacks
 
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					695 ? x ? mmImage subject to copyright ? x ? mmImage subject to copyrightDescription: Rectangular; fillet edging (top and sides only); top centre, date formed of individual letter stamps; below date, initials carved as single stamp, overstamped and showing v-shaped extension below. Notes: The reason for the unusual shape of the base of the initial stamp is not understood. Inscription: 1616 / WC - Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- fillet (edging)
- carved stamps
- individual numbers
- text
 Manufactured: in 1616 in England. Current location: Nash's House, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. (part of the Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust museum group) - Attached to series:
- Date & initials firebacks
 
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					696 ? x ? mmImage subject to copyright ? x ? mmImage subject to copyrightDescription: Arched rectangular central panel with nutshell edging on a broad fillet; pictorial scene of a standing, winged male figure draped with a cloth, holding a staff in his left hand, above a ground, and with drapery over; arched rectangular border with fillet edging; alternating acanthus leaves with swirled tendrils; on top, two mirrored sea serpents. Notes: Presumably intended to represent an angel; similarities in the design and execution of the pattern suggest the work of the pattern-maker identified as ‘N’ (q.v.); the missing segment had been filled with a piece from another fireback (removed in this photo). Manufactured: in the early-18th century in England. Current location: Nash's House, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. (part of the Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust museum group) - Attached to series:
- British 'Dutch' style firebacks
- New Testament firebacks
 
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					698Description: Arched rectangular central panel with nutshell edging on a broad fillet; pictorial scene of a figure in a chariot drawn by birds, above a ground, and with clouds over; arched rectangular border with fillet edging; alternating acanthus leaves with swirled tendrils; on top, two mirrored sea serpents. Notes: Similarities in the design and execution of the pattern suggest the work of the pattern-maker identified as ‘N’. - Decoration tags:
- 'Dutch' (shape)
- fillet (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- pictorial
- mythological
- animals
- humans
- objects
 Manufactured: in the early-18th century in England. Current location: Sulgrave Manor, Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England. - Attached to series:
- British 'Dutch' style firebacks
 
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					860Description: Canted rectangle; fillet edging (top and sides); top centre, initials, above date, between repeated fleur-de-lys stamp; from top corners to bottom corners, repeated V-shape pattern formed of stamped short fillets, with an L-shape inserted between the top two Vs on each side. Notes: The fleurs de lys are of a distinctive style seen on a small group of firebacks. Inscription: RH / 1662 - Decoration tags:
- rectangular with canted top corners (shape)
- fillet (edging)
- simple stamps
- carved stamps
- individual letters
- individual numbers
- heraldic
- text
- objects
 Manufactured: in 1662 in the Forest of Dean area of England. Current location: not known. - Attached to series:
- Date & initials firebacks
- Newent area group
 
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					1224Description: Arched rectangular shaped central panel with canted, concave top corners and bead edging; naked, crowned figure of Neptune holding a trident in his right hand, standing amid waves and with two hippocampi to his right; same-shaped border with fillet edging and suspended ribbons with floral bunches; at base, symmetrical reeds tied with ribbon; base panel with nine linked rings; symmetrical serpents on top. Notes: Other firebacks have the same distinctive central panel and border shape, suggesting the same pattern maker. - Decoration tags:
- 'Dutch' (shape)
- fillet (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- pictorial
- mythological
- animals
- objects
 Manufactured: in the early-18th century possibly in the Weald area of England. Current location: not known. - Attached to series:
- Mayfield 'Dutch' series
- British 'Dutch' style firebacks
 
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					1130Description: Arched rectangular central panel with helical ribbon edging; pictorial image of a partially clothed female figure, holding an upraised wreath in her left hand and a garland in her right hand, standing on a ground, with a gadrooned vase containing flowers and leaves to the right and, above, swagged drapery; arched rectangular fillet border with descending leaves and flowers suspended from a wreath, top centre, and a wreath in each top corner; on top, mirrored swirled fronds terminating in the heads of sea monsters; bottom, vestiges of SHR monogram otherwise all decoration obliterated by fire damage. Notes: The figure is an allegorical representation of Agriculture, one of the Iconologia originally published by Cesare Ripa in 1613. Copies of this fireback are known. Inscription: SHR - Decoration tags:
- 'Dutch' (shape)
- fillet (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- allegorical
- text
- humans
- plants
- objects
 Manufactured: in the early-18th century in England. Current location: Authentic Reclamation, Lymden Lane, Ticehurst, East Sussex, England. - Attached to series:
- Agriculture firebacks
- SHR series
- British 'Dutch' style firebacks
 
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					1257Description: Arched rectangular shape, edged with simulated twisted rope between two fillets; in the arch, a shield: argent on a chevron gules three roses of the field, a canton gules for difference; beneath the shield a crest: on a wreath a squirrel sejant gules cracking a nut gules, charged on the shoulder with a cross crosslet gold for difference; inscription split either side of the head of the squirrel. Notes: A finely modelled and cast modern fireback with the arms and crest of a direct descendant of John Davies Gilbert (1811-54) who had played a major role in the development of the town of Eastbourne and also developed Trelissick Garden in Feock, Cornwall. Inscription: A.D. 1969 Arms: Gilbert, of Eastbourne, Sussex, and Trelissick, Cornwall - Decoration tags:
- rectangular with round arch (shape)
- fillet (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- heraldic
- armorial
- text
- animals
 Manufactured: in 1969 in England. Current location: Authentic Reclamation, Lymden Lane, Ticehurst, East Sussex, England. - Attached to series:
- Personal armorial firebacks
 
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					1297Description: Arched rectangular shaped central panel with bead-on-fillet edging; a peacock, facing right, standing on a plinth, with foliage to the left and clouds above; arched rectangular shaped border with fillet edging, symmetrical floral fronds descending from a scallop shell, top centre, with a scallop shell inside each shoulder; at base, detail mostly obscured by corrosion but the numerals '17 24' are faintly visible in the bottom corners; on top, a pair of mirrored, stylised sea serpents with a central arrangement of foliage. Notes: The image of the peacock may be an adaptation of an engraving (1654-62) by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Francis Barlow, in which a peacock also stands on a plinth. The small size of this fireback makes it likely that it was intended to be fixed to the back of a grate. A copy of a fireback of this design features in Gleanings from Old English Firesides by Arthur Todhunter. Copies of this fireback are known. Inscription: 17 24 - Decoration tags:
- 'Dutch' (shape)
- fillet (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- animals
 Manufactured: in 1724 in England. Current location: Authentic Reclamation, Lymden Lane, Ticehurst, East Sussex, England. Citation: Todhunter, A., c.1910, Gleanings from Old English Firesides (New York, Arthur Todhunter), p. 3. - Attached to series:
- British 'Dutch' style firebacks
- 1724 series
 
 
							
							
							 
								
								
								 
								
								
								 
							
							
							 
							
							
							 
							
							
							 
							
							
							