West of England fire insurance mark
The West of England Fire and Life Insurance Company was established in Exeter in 1807. This plaque shows the figure of Alfred, Saxon king of Wessex who defended the Southwest from the Vikings. For many years his image was the emblem of the company.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 4/1958/1
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Material
- metal | paint | | |
- Common Name
- West of England fire insurance mark
- Simple Name
- fire mark
- Period Classification
- Georgian (1714-1837); Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Town
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- 1807
- Production Year High
- 1894
