Inn Sign
ca. 1700 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Inn sign made of wrought iron for the Angel Inn, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The sign is self-supporting and features scrolls and leaves on the bracket.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wrought iron |
| Brief description | Inn sign, wrought iron, from the Angel Inn, Aylesbury, ca. 1700 |
| Physical description | Inn sign made of wrought iron for the Angel Inn, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The sign is self-supporting and features scrolls and leaves on the bracket. |
| Gallery label | INN SIGN
Wrought iron
England; c.1700
From the Angel Inn, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The scrolls and leaves of the bracket are typical of early 18th-century ironwork. This example is self-supporting, but inn signs were often suspended from buildings by means of highly ornamental stays and braces.
Museum No. M.53-1930(07/1994) |
| Bibliographic reference | Starkie Gardner, J. English Ironwork of the XVII and XVIII Centuries. London, 1911. Fig.143, p.298. |
| Other number | MET.LOST.1082 - Previous LOST number |
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| Accession number | M.53-1930 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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