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Description: Rectangular with pediment; ovolo moulded edging inside top of pediment and inside top and sides of rectangle; central talbot crest within wreath and eight-pointed star, between four fleurs-de-lys.
Notes: The wreath and talbot crest are identical to those on a 1584 fireback in the Victoria & Albert Museum; one of the ‘Royal’ series.
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular with pediment (shape)
- ovolo (edging)
- carved stamps
- heraldic
- animals
Manufactured: in the late 16th century in the Weald area of England.
Current location: Middle House Hotel, High Street, Mayfield, East Sussex, England.
- Attached to series:
- Royal series
- Royal (wreath) series
