Firebacks

Description: Arched rectangular central panel with bead on fillet edging; flowers in a gadrooned vase upon a pedestal; arched rectangular border with fillet edging containing flowers descending from a ribbon bow; at the bottom, date; on top, symmetrical swirled foliage.

Notes: The swirled foliage on top and the proportions of the fireback suggest an English origin.

Inscription: 1723