Re: moral themes and stories on firebacks.
I have a modern wood-burning stove. The interior sides have raised images: on
one side are 3 goats, on the other a large goat stands on a bridge under
which is a large ugly grimacing human face! It took me alittle while to
realise it depicts the tale of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" with big Billy
Goat Gruff standing on the bridge with the ogre/troll underneath. Maybe there
is still a tradition of fables on firebacks.
Vanessa Coote
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