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They look like heraldic charges to me! Is this a pictorial index in an ordinary?
Katie Will — May 31, 2016
Looks like a list of heraldic devices.
Jeffhowardmeade — May 31, 2016
It looks to me like a props table and set dressing inventory. I wouldn’t do it that way, myself, but I could see the point of it.
Thanks,
-V.
Vardibidian — May 31, 2016
Is it part of an inventory? The numbers next to each item remind me of numbers I’ve seen before descriptions and values, and for portable objects like the ones depicted, it might be handy to know which is which.
Erin McCarthy — June 1, 2016
It looks like a catalog of household items but not for a particular room.
Linda Stumbaugh — June 1, 2016
It reminds me of Randle Holme’s Academy of Armory.
arnold — June 4, 2016
So many good theories! Stay tuned for the explanation–Katie Will is spot on with her response…
Heather Wolfe — June 7, 2016