59/222/1-2

Pair of 18th C., Sussex-made, firedogs 'chenets' or 'creepers'. Used for supporting logs on the fire to stop them rolling outwards.
This is a pair of eighteenth-century, Sussex-made, wrought iron firedogs. Firedogs were used for supporting large logs on the fire to stop them rolling outwards, and smaller ones were used to support the burning embers and to provide ventilation. Other names for firedogs include 'brand dogs', 'dog irons', 'chenets' and 'creepers'.

2 fire dogs: metal (wrought iron)

Pre-MERL list / description – [Victoria and Albert Museum] ‘Ironwork objects for transfer to Museum of English Rural Life, Reading ... No. 17. Fire-dogs (a pair). Wrought iron. English (Sussex): 18th century.', MERL ‘Provisional Group Card’ form – ‘Provisional Group card for: // Date Acquired: // Group: Domestic furnishing hearth // Negative: 60/3065 // Period: Fire dogs // Place of Origin: Victoria & Albert Museum // Number: 59/222 V&A 17// Complied by: date: // Typed: // English: 18th century. [pencil sketch]’

Sussex

1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31

Eighteenth century