West of England fire insurance plaque

This insurance plaque is one of nine designs issued by this Insurance company. All the plaques feature King Alfred who was the emblem for the company. This one is much larger than the other plaques in the museum’s collections.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
217/2003/20
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Social and industrial history
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
metalcopper alloy
Common Name
West of England fire insurance plaque
Simple Name
plaque
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901)
Production Year Low
1807
Production Year High
1894

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West of England plaque