Fire cover
Jones Bros
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cast iron, Copper, Tin
Measurements
400 mm (Length)285 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Down Street
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 883756.5
Summary
Tin-lined copper fire cover with cast iron handle attached with three copper rivets, from a part set of copperware consisting of fourteen pieces all marked with the letter C.
Provenance
acquired during transfer of the house to the National Trust. Lanhydrock given to the National Trust in 1953 by the 7th Viscount Clifden.
Marks and inscriptions
(to left of handle in circle) JONES BROS./DOWN ST. W
Makers and roles
Jones Bros, ironmonger Jones Bros, coppersmith