Lot 293: Original Cast Metal Insurance Plaque and a Framed 19th Century Portrait of Alexander Bartleman whos property on Front Street Tynemouth which had the plaque, see all pictures

The cast metal insurance psunburst or face design above the raised numerals 42557. The plaque is likely a historical marker or fire mark and includes a single mounting hole at the top. The framed item is a small, square, ornate gilded frame with molded decoration, housing an oval monochrome portrait photograph of a 19th-century gentleman. Based on visual comparison and research, the photograph is likely an ambrotype or similar early photographic process. Affixed to the back of the frame is a handwritten slip identifying the subject as Alexander Bartleman / 24 Lord Mayor Tynemouth. The grouping is accompanied by a modern informational sheet titled Form of Evidence, which provides historical context regarding a destroyed figurehead monument associated with Alexander Bartleman, a North Shields shipbuilder.