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Description: | Built 1623 home of the Bright family Mantlepiece in Lower Room. Figure shows Wisdom trampling on Ignorance. From about 1610-20 (approximate day of erection) until about 1885 the figure of priest shown carved in high relief had a solid gold ring on the forefinger. Inscriptions on the scrolls: "Be not as a horse and mull which have no understanding" ; "Understanding reacheth heaven"; Understanding is a wel-spring of life"; Good understanding depart from evil"; Ignorance is a beast". | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ |
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01 Sheffield Brightside |
Subjects: | Sheffield | Source: | Sheffield Images | Creator: | Picture Sheffield Administrator | Identifier: | http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend... | Go to resource |
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