Firebacks

Description: Arched shape with (damaged) forward-facing 'wings', which splay outwards towards the base, curved to follow the shape of the main panel; central panel with stylised plant decoration surmounted with a scallop shell between six 'leaves'.

Notes: Nothing is known about the sources of free-standing firebacks or what prompted their production. Their form is similar and the predominant use of horticultural or arboreal decorative themes suggests production within a limited time frame. Only a very small number of such castings are known.