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On the hearth, a blue and white vase supports an arrangement of irises, lilies, roses and tulips. The decoration reflects the common practice of placing a decorative vase or a vase of flowers on the hearth during the summer. On the top rail is part of the original turnbuckle (a knob which swivels to release the frame), used to hold the board in place.<br><br><b>Ownership & Use</b><br>Chimney boards were used to seal hearths against draughts and soot in the summer, and usually feature paintings of vases with flowers. The earliest surviving chimney boards are Continental and date from the late 17th century. English chimney boards were sometimes decorated by the ladies of the house in a variety of styles.<br><br>Chimney boards were not widely used in England. They were more popular in the American colonies, where they became a branch of folk art.<br><br><b>Materials & Making</b><br>The chimney board is of panel and frame construction. The frame would prevent the panel from bowing and would have allowed for inevitable shrinkage of the panel, ensuring that the overall size of the chimney board remained constant. This was to ensure that it fitted closely into the fireplace for which it was intended.","physicalDescription":"This chimney board is painted in trompe-l'oeil to simulate a border of blue and white English delftware tiles. On the hearth, a blue and white vase supports an arrangement of irises, lilies, roses and tulips. The chimney board is of panel and frame construction, in pine. On the top rail  is part of the original turnbuckle (a knob which swivels to release the frame), used to hold the board in place.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"oil","id":"AAT14254"},{"text":"panel","id":"AAT14657"}],"techniques":[{"text":"painting","id":"x30598"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Oil on pine panel","categories":[{"text":"Interiors","id":"THES48933"},{"text":"British Galleries","id":"THES48985"},{"text":"Delftware","id":"THES48969"},{"text":"Furniture","id":"THES48948"}],"styles":[{"text":"Georgian","id":"AAT21048"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"FWK","id":"THES48597"},"images":["2006AL5611","2006BE1083","2006AL5610","2006AL5609","2006AL5608"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"54HS (VA)","id":"THES49245"},"free":"","case":"WN","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Chimney board","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Great Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1720- ca.1740","earliest":"1715-01-01","latest":"1744-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Supported by the Friends of the V&A","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"38","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"31","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"This print was originally part of a volume that was broken up into individual plates.  Dimensions taken from departmental notes.","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Purchased 1994","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Chimney board of pine, of frame and panel construction, painted in oil colours, ca.1720-ca. 1740","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"British School","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"vase","id":"x31506"},{"text":"flowers","id":"x31099"},{"text":"tiles","id":"x40701"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nChimneyboards were used to seal and decorate hearths in the summer when fires were not needed. Very few have survived. This one shows what seem to be English copies of Dutch 'Delft' tiles of the kind that might have lined a real hearth, and a vase of fresh flowers - a frequent sight in hearths during the summer.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["W.12-1994"],"accessionNumberNum":"12","accessionNumberPrefix":"W","accessionYear":1994,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LR2482","2019LR0750","2019LU1874","2019LU0731"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-25","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}