Boar's head - detail

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Date:1839 - 1901 (c.)

Description:This is a large Victorian wall plaque, made of pine and shaped as a boar's head mask. The boar's head comes out of a cartouche-shaped back plate, and has a detachable tongue and a metal tube (possibly a water or electricity pipe) in its mouth. Originally, it would have been gessoed and painted, and it may have been used as an inn sign. It is British, and dates from the 19th century. Height 907mm, Width 775mm, Depth 450mm


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1700s
Swan Inn sign
Swan Inn sign

This gilded wood pub sign is shaped as a swimming swan, lapped by waves, with partly ...

1770s
Apothecary's sign
Apothecary's sign

This is a tole peintre [painted sheet metal] apothecary's sign shaped as a large ...

1800s
Cobbler's sign
Cobbler's sign

This cobbler's or shoe shop sign is made of painted wood and wrought iron. A silhouette ...

1850s
Coffee pot trade sign
Coffee pot trade sign

This brass coffee shop sign is shaped as a large coffee-pot with a faceted baluster ...

1870s
Hatter's sign
Hatter's sign

This is a tole peintre [painted sheet metal] hatter's sign, shaped as a top hat. ...

1900s
Fishmonger's sign
Fishmonger's sign

This hanging fishmonger's sign in the form of a leaping fish, painted in pink, grey ...

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Source: Compton Verney House Trust

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