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1300
Description: Rectangular shape; twisted rope edging; top centre, a lion passant on the right and a lion passant guardant sinister on the left; in each top corner, a four-petalled Tudor rose; below each rose, two 'imps', one with right arm raised, the other with both arms lowered, the pair on the left facing to the right and the pair on the right facing to the left; below each lion, a crowned, four-petalled Tudor rose.
Notes: A fireback with a combination of stamps seen on a series of backs probably first produced during the reign of Henry VIII
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular (shape)
- rope (edging)
- carved stamps
- heraldic
- animals
- humans
- plants
Manufactured: in the mid-16th century in the Weald area of England.
Current location: Bunratty Castle, Bunratty, County Clare, Republic of Ireland.
- Attached to series:
- Royal series