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644
Description: Formerly arched rectangular, arch now missing; cavetto-moulded edging, invected on the inner edge; English royal Stuart shield, garter, crown (mainly missing), supporters and motto; date split either side of crown; monogram to right of unicorn supporter.
Notes: The monogram probably identifies the pattern-maker, whose invected edging seems to be a distinctive style. From another fireback of the same design (no. 1018), complete with the arch, the height is approx 710mm.
Inscription: 1638 / HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE / RN / DIEV ET MON DROIT
Arms: English Stuart royal
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- invested cavetto (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- individual numbers
- monogram
- armorial
- royal
- text
Manufactured: in 1638 in England.
Current location: Six Poor Travellers House, High Street, Rochester, Kent, England.
Museum number: A4328 (part of the Rochester Guildhall Museum museum group)
- Attached to series:
- RN series
- Carolean royal armorial firebacks
- Stuart royal armorial firebacks
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740
Description: Plain rectangular plate; shield, garter, helm, mantling and supporters of the Blount family, Lords Mountjoy.
Notes: The arms are those of Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy, who was invested Knight of the Garter in 1597. He was created 1st Earl of Devonshire in 1603. Blazon: 1. (Blount) Barry nebuly of six Or and Sable; 2. (Ayala) Argent, two wolves passant Sable on a bordure of the first eight saltires Gules; 3. (Mountjoy) Or a tower Azure; 4. (Gresley) Vair. An unusually bold and detailed casting; the buckle missing from the garter suggests that this plate has been cropped from a larger fireback.
Inscription: HONI·SOIT·QVI·MAL·Y·PENSE
Arms: Charles Blount, KG, 8th Baron Mountjoy
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- none (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- armorial
- text
Manufactured: in the late-16th to early-17th century in England.
Current location: Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, Kensington & Chelsea, Greater London, England.
Museum number: 323.1907 (part of the Victoria & Albert Museum museum group)
- Attached to series:
- Personal armorial firebacks
- Mountjoy series
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1020
Description: Canted rectangular shape; twisted rope edging (top and sides); top centre, date formed of individual numerals.
Notes: The '1' has a central button, typical of the period, or of a little earlier. Formerly at Padley Hall, Derbyshire. Wilkinson's, Doncaster, auction 24 Apr 2016 lot 317.
Inscription: 1670
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular with canted top corners (shape)
- rope (edging)
- individual numbers
- text
Manufactured: in 1670 in England.
Current location:, not known.
- Attached to series:
- Date only firebacks
