19th Century Coalbrookdale Bronze Plaque Mother Holding Her Child

Small 19th Century antique Coalbrookdale bronze circular plaque of mother holding her child. Subject pictorial of Mother with young child in low relief. So collectible and sought after a musuem quality display piece. Made from cast bronze, the casting is superb the surface which is rather smooth to the touch. Origin from England. Stamped signed verso Coalbrookdale and numbered Ra.No.157025. Provenance from Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire. Coalbrookdale is a village in the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, England, containing a settlement of great significance in the history of iron ore smelting. It lies within the civil parish called the Gorge. This is where iron ore was first smelted by Abraham Darby using easily mined "coking coal". The coal was drawn from drift mines in the sides of the valley. As it contained far fewer impurities than normal coal, the iron it produced was of a superior quality. Along with many other industrial developments that were going on in other parts of the country, this discovery was a major factor in the growing industrialisation of Britain, which was to become known as the Industrial Revolution. Today, Coalbrookdale is home to the Ironbridge Institute, a partnership between the University of Birmingham and the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust offering postgraduate and professional development courses in heritage. You would need to get and attach a screw to the back in order to display it on your wall. Viewings are welcome by appointment only for customer support please send us a message. Checkout our other exciting Fine Arts, antiques & collectibles available in our shop gallery.