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504
Description: Rectangular; twisted rope edging (top and sides); along upper half of plate, date split with initials in between.
Notes: The initials are likely to be those of William Yalden (d.1674), an ironmaster who was active in north-west Sussex and south-west Surrey where this and other similar firebacks have been noted.
Inscription: 16 WY 68
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- rope (edging)
- individual letters
- individual numbers
- text
Manufactured: in 1668 in the Weald area of England.
Current location: in private hands, Northchapel, West Sussex, England.
- Attached to series:
- William Yalden series
- Date & initials firebacks
