An Original Mid 19thC Nameplate From 'The Imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots at Lochleven Castle' by Alfred Barron Clay (1831–1868) antiques this piece proves a fascinating

this piece proves a fascinating and intriguing artifact carrying a clear and important message

And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor

one of the joint founders of Flatters & Garnett

the outer corners in midnight green

is credited with having introduced the Venetian fashion of a semi-public masquerade ball

An Original Mid 19thC Nameplate From 'The Imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots at Lochleven Castle' by Alfred Barron Clay (1831–1868) antiques this piece proves a fascinatingOrigin: English Period: Mid Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1857 Height: 4. 5 inches Width: 11. 5 inches The gilt and gesso painted pine exhibit nameplate label from the original oil painting of 'The Imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots at Lochleven Castle' by Alfred Barron Clay (1831 1868) painted in 1857 and exhibited in 1861, the plaque reading an exert from Sir Walter Scotts Waverley Novels, The Abbot; in gothic script; "Lady Lochleven,