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1339
? x ? mmDescription: Arched rectangular shape; fillet edging; central crowned shield of William III encircled by a Garter; on each side and below, symmetrical sprays of palm fronds issuing from a diamond cartouche; below, an oval cartouche within a border of auricular design containing the phrase 'Lingen 1700'.
Notes: The arms of William III are those of the monarch of England with an inescutcheon of Nassau. Lingen, now in the German state of Niedersachsen, was, until 1702, a county in the Dutch United Provinces, and thus part of the realm of William III.
Inscription: HONY SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE / Lingen / 1700
Arms: William III, King of Great Britain
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular with round arch (shape)
- fillet (edging)
- whole carved pattern
- heraldic
- armorial
- royal
- text
- plants
- objects
Manufactured: in 1700 probably at Ibbenbüren in the Tecklenburg area of The Netherlands.
Current location: Schapen, Niedersachsen, Germany.
- Attached to series:
- Foreign armorial firebacks
- Stuart royal armorial firebacks