Firebacks

  1. 1336

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    ?762 x ?686 mm

    Description: Arched rectangular shape; cavetto moulded edging; garter enclosing Stuart royal arms, with supporters, crown and motto; date split either side of garter buckle; rectangular extension panel at bottom.

    Notes: An altered casting from a 1641 original (no. 445). With the exception of the '1' in the date, the numerals have been substituted. From the detail of the relief, probably an early casting. Formerly in the Old Moot Hall, Barnsley.

    Inscription: C R / HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE / 16 64 / DIEV ET MON DROIT

    Arms: English Stuart royal

    Manufactured: in 1660 in England.

    Current location: Barnsley Museum & Discovery Centre, Town Hall, Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.