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Description: Arched rectangular shape; ovolo moulded edging; Tudor royal shield, garter, crown, motto and supporters (crowned lion and dragon); plain panels at sides and bottom.
Notes: A common variant has a rose and portcullis either side of the crown, and the top of the lion's crown and the dragon's ear do not overlap the edging; without the extension panels, the approximate dimensions of the main plate are 805mm wide by 590 high. The quality of the relief indicates that this composite fireback was created using an early casting of the armorial back.
Inscription: [Garter] HONI SOIT QVI MAL E PENSE / [motto] DIEV ET MON DROIT
Arms: Tudor royal
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular with round arch (shape)
- rope and wood moulding (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- composite
- planklines
- extension panels
- armorial
Manufactured: in the mid- to late-16th century in the Weald area of England.
Current location: in private hands, Wisborough Green, West Sussex, England.
