Tavern Signs
Tavern Signs
OTEL is a French term, derived from hostil, a lordly house, a palace. The designation And Public House, signifying a house of public resort…
Tavern Signs: White
Where the innkeeper was not bound by any ties of gratitude or regard to the ground landlord he evinced his loyalty to the reigning monarch…
Tavern Signs: Crown
A very general expression of loyalty, again, was conveyed in the sign of The Crown, which, by the way, was shrewdly complimentary to the…
Tavern Signs: Garter
Perhaps the most glaring instance of this kind originated in the sign of The Garter, or the insignia of the Order of the Garter represented…
Tavern Signs: Boulogne
Chief among these are: - The Cat and Fiddle, a perversion of "Caton le Fidele," in honour of Caton, the faithful Governor of Calais; The…