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1011
Description: Rectangular shape with cavetto-moulded edging; top centre, initials in triad with date below; on each side, stamp formed of a small, wavy-arched rectangular fireback bearing a lion rampant between pilasters surmounted by burning cauldrons, beneath two mirrored putti holding branches; beneath the date, a stamp formed of a small arched-rectangular fireback laid on its left side with a burning cauldron on each shoulder and the faint figure of a bird in the centre.
Notes: The two identical fireback stamps on either side of the inscription have been noted elsewhere (see no. 210 Late Pictorial series 5); the centre and right fireback stamps have been impressed insufficiently; illustration from Country Life advertisement by T. Crowther & Son Ltd, 18 Oct 1984.
Inscription: TFE / 1701
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- cavetto (edging)
- composite
- individual letters
- individual numbers
- pictorial
- architectural
- text
- animals
Manufactured: in 1701 in England.
Current location:.
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44
Description: Rectangular; astragal edging; simple diamond pattern covering whole plate, formed from evenly-spaced diagonal lines.
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- astragal (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- objects
Manufactured: .
Current location: in private hands, Cuckfield, West Sussex, England.
- Attached to series:
- Miscellaneous pattern firebacks
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45
Description: Rectangular; ovolo-moulded, gadrooned edging (top and sides); a vertical spindle or chair leg surmounted by a fleur-de-lys arranged three times; the date split by the middle fleur-de-lys.
Notes: The fleur-de-lys is separately stamped from the spindle, and the same spindle is seen on another fireback of the same date.
Inscription: 1641
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- gadrooned (edging)
- simple stamps
- carved stamps
- individual numbers
- heraldic
- text
- objects
Manufactured: in 1641 possibly at Cuckfield furnace in the Weald area of England.
Current location: in private hands, Cuckfield, West Sussex, England.
- Attached to series:
- Spindle series
- Spindle/distaff firebacks
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935
Description: Carved wooden fireback pattern. Rectangular shape with fillet edging; pictorial scene with three nymphs playing cymbals and tambourine, and dancing in the shade of two trees, with three satyrs play pipes behind; a jug stands on a pedestal; in the foreground a putto fills a jug from a barrel.
Notes: From the Fonderie Salan, Dammarie-sur-Saulx (Meuse).
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- fillet (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- planklines
- pictorial
- mythological
- humans
- plants
Manufactured: in the 18th century in France.
Current location:.
- Attached to series:
- Patterns
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268
Description: Rectangular; cavetto moulded edging; shield, garter, coronet, helm, crest, supporters and motto of Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham.
Notes: The arms are those of George Villiers (1592-1628), created Duke of Buckingham in 1623. Blazon: Quarterly 1, Villiers (modern) - argent, on a cross gules five scallops or; 2, Villiers (ancient) - sable, a fess between three cinquefoils argent; 3, Pakeman - gules, a chevron between three crosses botonnee fitchee argent; 4, Bellers - per pale gules and sable, a lion rampant argent crowned or; 5, Hoby - azure, a bend between six mullets argent; 6, Kirkby - argent, a cross between two annulets vert.
Copies of this fireback are known.
Inscription: HONI SOIT QVY MAL Y PENSE / FIDEI COTICULA CRUX [The cross is the touchstone of faith]
Arms: George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- cavetto (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- planklines
- armorial
Manufactured: in the early 17th century in England.
Current location:.
Citation: Dawson, C., 1903, 'Sussex Iron Work and Pottery', Sussex Archaeological Collections, 46, pp. 1-54.
- Attached to series:
- Personal armorial firebacks
- Bristol armorial series
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270
Description: Rectangular; cyma recta moulded edging; centre top, date formed of individual stamps.
Notes: The moulding used for the edging, which was probably derived from redundant furniture, is very similar to that used on several firebacks of a similar style in the late 17th century, although the lettering style is different. Although its small height suggests that this may only be the top half of a fireback, the existence of a plate of similar dimensions in Brighton Museum may indicate that the proportions were deliberate.
Inscription: 1728
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- cyma recta (edging)
- individual numbers
- text
Manufactured: in 1728 in England.
Current location: Dorset County Museum, Dorchester, Dorset, England.
(part of the Dorset County Museum museum group)
- Attached to series:
- Date only firebacks
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1107
Description: Rectangular shape; ovolo edging (top and sides); top centre, date between two fleurs-de-lys; below, initials spaced apart.
Notes: A small fireback, probably for an upstairs fireplace. Formerly at Cothay Manor, Wellington, Somerset. Auction: Duke's, Dorchester, 7 Sep 2018 lot 585.
Inscription: 1626 / N M
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- ovolo (edging)
- individual letters
- individual numbers
- heraldic
- text
Manufactured: in 1626 in England.
Current location: in private hands, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England.
- Attached to series:
- Date & initials firebacks
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57
Description: Rectangular; rope edging on top and sides; central inscription panel; repeated trailing vine decoration from impressed wooden strips — one horizontal line at top, four vertical strips each side of panel, eleven vertical strips below.
Notes: This fireback came to East Grinstead church from Hurst-an-Clays, a former farmhouse on the edge of the town, in 1933. The inscription is from the same carved pattern used on the graveslab of Anne Forster in Crowhurst church, Surrey; several firebacks have been cast using this panel, each different in other details from the rest. Some of the firebacks using this inscription date from after 1591.
Inscription: HER : LIETH : ANE : FORST/ R : DAVGHTER : AND : / HEYR : TO : THOMAS : / GAYNSFORD : ESQVIER / DECEASED : XVIII : OF: / IANVARI : 1591 : LEAVYNG / BEHIND : HER II : SONES : / AND : V : DAVGHTERS
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- rope (edging)
- simple stamps
- carved pattern panels
- text
- objects
Manufactured: in the late 16th century possibly at Pounsley furnace in the Weald area of England.
Current location: St Swithun's Church, High Street, East Grinstead, West Sussex, England.
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1101
Description: Rectangular arrangement with fillet edging of eight square panels (four over four) between moulded stiles.
Notes: The pattern for this fireback suggests that it was made from a section of panelling, perhaps fitted into a frame for rigidity.
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- fillet (edging)
- carved pattern panels
- architectural
Manufactured: in the late 16th to early 17th century possibly in the Weald area of England.
Current location: Sackville College, Church Lane, East Grinstead, West Sussex, England.
- Attached to series:
- Miscellaneous pattern 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, 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