Description (Physical description)
Description for D 1889.5[.1-5]: '1 large (pedimented) and 4 small ornamental Dutch fire bricks. The large one bears the arms of Charles V, the smaller biblical subjects; Arms of Charles V.'
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Author: maa

Context (Other owners)
Collector: William White. Esq., Sub-librarian, Trinity College.
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Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Acquisition Details)
Entry for this material to be found in the 1885-1910 book of Museum Annual Reports.
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Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Field collection)
Found: Found in an old house

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Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Description for D 1889.5[.1-5]: 'Small bricks; one with two male figures standing either side of a seated bare-breasted female; one with two kneeling male figures in the centre with a standing male figure on either side each with an upraised arms holding a piece of ?fruit and with a tree with a basket underneath full of fruit; one with 2 male figures in the centre being lead away with two other male figures either side and a child on the bottom left carrying a basket similar to that in the previous brick; one with a large seated male figure on the right and four large and one small standing male figures across the rest of the brick.'
Event Date 10/9/2001
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung

Context (Amendments / updates)
Context for D 1889.5[.1-5]: 'Large brick found, along with 12 small bricks, from this idno and from Z 28128 A. An arbitrary decision has been made on which 4 of the small ones belong to this record. This decision is based mainly on the similarity, in terms of fabric and wear, of the large brick to the smaller, since they are all said to have come from the same house and possibly the same fireplace. The other bricks have all been assigned to Z 28128 A. Two of them are of the same design as one in this collection, but appear to be older and are in poorer condition. Also in Z 28128 B is a cast which is of the same scene, containing a female figure, as one in this collection. However, bearing in mind the pattern of wear on the brick, the two do not match and the cast cannot have been made from the brick in this record.'
Event Date 10/9/2001
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Large pedimented Dutch fire brick, possibly the fireplace capstone, bearing the crowned coat of arms, the double-headed eagle, of Emperor Charles V. On both sides of the coat of arms are the columns of Hercules, held by a griffin on the left and a lion on the right. Around the columns a spell band with the inscription PLVS OLTRE, now partly chipped. In the tympanum of the pediment a portrait bust of Charles V and the year, which is now illegible apart from the first two numbers '15' due to the surface flaking off. Several chippings on the front, especially around the edges of the pediment; surface flaking off especially in the upper right corner of the front; the bottom left corner is broken off and missing at the back of the brick.
Event Date 10/1/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung

Context (Other)
Sketch of brick on the back of a wooden display box for 1921.248. See records for further information and photo.
Event Date 11/1/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung