Second half 20th century, transfer decorated tin, verso with typed letter reading "Cross Keys Pub Sign. Cross Keys as a pub sign was common in the medieval ages and an allusion to St. Peter, the gatekeeper of the Keys of Heaven. It also can relate to one of the Bishops whose badge it might be or the Lord of the Manor or the patron saint of the parish church. The Cross Keys are emblems of the Papacy and St. Peter."

46 x 34 in.

From the Collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

Shadow mark to borders; drilled holes to upper corners; small areas of paint loss and scrapes.