Firebacks

1410mm wide

  1. 1309

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    1410 x 750 mm

    Description: Rectangular shape; no edging; top left, inverted 'renaissance' shield with the initials M above IE; top right, date 1671 in unseriffed numerals.

    Notes: The shield with initials has not been noted on another fireback. The slots in the fireback are to accommodate andirons or firedogs.

    Inscription: IME [triad] 1671

    Manufactured: in 1671 in England.

    Current location: Lay's Auctioneers, Alverton Road, Penzance, Cornwall, England.