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319
Description: Arched rectangular shape; cyma-reversa edging; Tudor royal shield, garter, crown, motto and supporters (crowned lion and dragon); Tudor rose to right of lion’s head, portcullis to left of dragon’s head; temp. Elizabeth I.
Notes: This a replica cast from a modern pattern by Thomas Elsley Ltd. of London in imitation of a Tudor original.
Copies of this fireback are known.
Inscription: [Garter] HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE / [motto] DIEV ET MON DROIT.
Arms: Tudor royal - Elizabeth I
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular with round arch (shape)
- cyma reversa/ogee (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- armorial
- royal
- text
Manufactured: in the late-19th to early-20th century at Portland Metal Works, Great Titchfield Street in the London area of England.
Current location: not known.
- Attached to series:
- Tudor royal armorial firebacks
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1175
Description: Arch-shaped; fillet edge; Tudor shield, crown (with a circlet of acanthus leaves), garter (motto clockwise) and supporters. Crowned rose on dexter, and crowned portcullis (grid of 16) on sinister side of crown; the supporters, a dragon and a greyhound, stand on separate plinths; on the plinth below the greyhound is the number 28, probably half of the date 1528, the other part missing on the left side.
Notes: There are several firebacks with the Tudor royal arms that were probably produced in the Spanish Netherlands, perhaps illustrating the association between England and Spain through the marriage of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. The firebacks differ in several small details, such as the form and rotation of the Garter motto, the style of the crown, the positioning of the supporters in relation to the Garter, and the form and size of the crowned rose and portcullis.
Inscription: HONY SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE / 28
Arms: Tudor royal
- Decoration tags:
- rounded arched (shape)
- fillet (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- heraldic
- armorial
- royal
- text
Manufactured: in 1528 possibly in the Wallonia area of Luxemburg.
Current location: Consuegra, Toledo, Spain.
- Attached to series:
- Tudor royal armorial firebacks
- Continental Tudor royal armorial firebacks
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40
Description: Pentagonal; convex, twisted cloth edging with inner fillet; Tudor royal shield, garter, crown and supporters (crowned lion and dragon); initials split by crown; date split by garter buckle.
Notes: Royal arms of Queen Elizabeth I; uncommon edging.
Inscription: E R / HONY SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE / 1585
Arms: Tudor royal (Elizabeth I)
- Decoration tags:
- triangular arched (shape)
- convex, twisted cloth with inner fillet (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- individual numbers
- armorial
- royal
- text
Manufactured: in 1585 in the Weald area of England.
Current location: in private hands, Cuckfield, West Sussex, England.
- Attached to series:
- Elizabethan royal armorial firebacks
- Tudor royal armorial firebacks
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41
Description: Arched rectangular shape; rope edging (top and sides); Tudor royal shield, garter, crown and supporters (crowned lion and dragon); date above crown; empty motto compartment with initials below.
Notes: Identical arms can be seen on fireback formerly at Baynards Park, Cranleigh (no. 200), and on one in private hands at Maresfield (no. 482), neither of which have the motto compartment; minor variations in the position of individual elements indicate that the garter and shield, crown, and each supporter were separately stamped; the initials are likely to be those of Henry Bowyer, ironmaster (d.1588), the fireback perhaps being made in his memory.
Inscription: 1588 HB
Arms: Tudor royal (Elizabeth I)
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular with round arch (shape)
- rope (edging)
- carved stamps
- individual letters
- individual numbers
- armorial
- royal
- text
- objects
Manufactured: in 1588 possibly at Pounsley Furnace, Framfield in the Weald area of England.
Current location: in private hands, Cuckfield, West Sussex, England.
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52
Description: Arch-shaped, the arch consisting of eight, straight, ovolo-moulded sections; longer ovolo-moulded pieces form the lower sides of the fireback; in the centre a circular garter enclosing the Tudor arms of England; above, a crown; the date was carved on a single stamp and placed left of the crown.
Notes: From other examples it is apparent that the crown is formed from a separate stamp to the shield and garter. Formerly at Knole, Sevenoaks, and later at Horton Court Lodge, Monks Horton, Kent.
Copies of this fireback are known.
Inscription: 1589 / HONI SOIT qVI MAL I PANSE
Arms: Tudor royal
- Decoration tags:
- multi-facet arched (shape)
- ovolo (edging)
- carved stamps
- date stamp
- armorial
- royal
- text
Manufactured: in 1589 possibly in the Weald area of England.
Current location: Dartford Museum, Dartford, Kent, England.
Museum number: 1938-141 (part of the Dartford Museum museum group)
- Attached to series:
- 1589 series
- Tudor royal armorial firebacks
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266
Description: Arch-shaped, the arch consisting of eight, straight, ovolo-moulded sections; longer ovolo-moulded pieces form the lower sides of the fireback; in the centre a circular garter enclosing the Tudor arms of England; above, a crown; irregularly spaced each side of the shield, a crossed staple stamp (the left one over-pressed).
Notes: The crossed staple stamp suggests a connection with the Nevill family. The crown is formed from a separate stamp to the shield and garter. Other variants are dated 1589. Recorded at Penshurst Place in 1903; illustration from Dawson 1903.
Inscription: HONI SOIT qVI MAL I PANSE
Arms: Tudor royal
- Decoration tags:
- multi-facet arched (shape)
- ovolo (edging)
- carved stamps
- heraldic
- armorial
- royal
Manufactured: in the late-16th century in the Weald area of England.
Current location: not known.
Citation: Dawson, C., 1903, 'Sussex Iron Work and Pottery', Sussex Archaeological Collections, 46, pp. 1-54.
Citation: Gardner, J. S., 1898, 'Iron Casting in the Weald', Archaeologia, 56, 1, pp. 133-164.
- Attached to series:
- 1589 series
- Tudor royal armorial firebacks
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1261
Description: Arch-shaped; fillet edge; at top, date split by crown (horizontal of '7' missing), crown over a Tudor shield, garter (motto clockwise but reversed) and supporters; rose with viscount's coronet on dexter, and portcullis (grid of 16) with viscount's coronet on sinister side of crown; the supporters, a dragon and a greyhound, stand on separate plinths; the initials, G C, are placed in either side of the garter buckle.
Notes: There are several firebacks with the Tudor royal arms that were probably originally produced in the Spanish Netherlands, perhaps illustrating the association between England and Spain through the marriage of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. The firebacks differ in several small details, such as the shape of the shield, the form and rotation of the Garter motto, the style of the crown, the positioning of the supporters in relation to the Garter, and the form and size of the crowned rose and portcullis. Hôtel Drouot auction, Paris, 21 Jan 2023, lot 89.
Inscription: 15 70 / HONY SOYT QVI MAL Y PENSE / G C
Arms: Tudor royal
- Decoration tags:
- rounded arched (shape)
- fillet (edging)
- carved stamps
- whole carved pattern
- heraldic
- armorial
- royal
- text
- animals
Manufactured: in 1570 possibly in the Wallonia area of Luxemburg.
Current location: not known.
- Attached to series:
- Tudor royal armorial firebacks
- Continental Tudor royal armorial firebacks
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60
Description: Fragment; rectangular; flanged top edge; probable symmetrical arrangement of crowned Tudor royal shield stamps (4 above 3); vertical line on either side of each shield; left hand print in bottom left corner, probably mirrored on right.
Notes: The right side of the fireback is missing. Very crude modelling of stamp suggests an early date; the same crowned shield and use of hand print can be seen on a fireback at Rolvenden (no. 661), indicating a common source..
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- flanged (edging)
- simple stamps
- carved stamps
- heraldic
- humans
Manufactured: in the early- to mid-16th century in the Weald area of England.
Current location: in private hands, Etchingham, East Sussex, England.
- Attached to series:
- Hand print firebacks
- Early Tudor series
- Tudor royal armorial firebacks
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288
Description: Arched rectangular with plain edges; arched rectangular inset with cavetto edging and armorial design in low relief: circular garter enclosing an ornate Tudor royal shield, surmounted by a crown; date inside top of arch; initials inside top corners of rectangle; a rose in each bottom corner of rectangle; inscription in a separate rectangular panel below, split by garter buckle.
Notes: The earliest dated fireback in the English style. Molland was a Devon manor belonging to the Courtenay family. Noted as having been at Wells Deanery, Somerset, in 1845; a variant without the motto, the existence of which was noted in 1840, was illustrated by Llewellin (1863). The west country source for both of these firebacks offers the possibility of an origin in those parts.
Copies of this fireback are known.
Inscription: 1553 / E R / HONV SOIT QVY MALE V PENCE / MOL LAND
Arms: Tudor royal - Edward VI
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular with round arch (shape)
- none (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- armorial
- royal
- text
Manufactured: in 1553 .
Current location: Davington Priory, Priory Road, Faversham, Kent, England.
Citation: Collier, C. V., 1897, 'Coats of Arms in Kent Churches', Archaeologia Cantiana, 22, pp. 190-1.
- Attached to series:
- Edwardian royal armorial firebacks
- Tudor royal armorial firebacks
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303
Description: Rectangle with curved shoulders and low arch joined with concave curves; fillet and ogee moulded edging; central Tudor royal shield surrounded by garter, with crown above and lion and dragon supporters; royal initials either side of crown.
Notes: Damaged on bottom left corner; the garter motto includes ‘EQVI’ instead of ‘HONI’, making it meaningless; possibly ‘EQVI’ was a mis-transcription of ‘HONI’; the crown is distinctly continental in form; a much-copied fireback. Previously at Hoarthorns Farm, West Dean, Gloucestershire, where another fireback of the same design was recovered from a pond and is now at the Forestry Commission camp site at Christchurch, near Coleford.
Copies of this fireback are known.
Inscription: E R / EQVI : SOIT : QVI : MAL : Y : PENSE
Arms: Tudor royal - Edward VI or Elizabeth I
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular with round arch (shape)
- fillet and ogee (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- planklines
- armorial
- royal
- text
Manufactured: in the mid- to late-16th century possibly in the Forest of Dean area of England.
Current location: Gloucester Folk Museum, Westgate street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.
Museum number: GLRCM:F03526 (part of the Gloucester Museums museum group)