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Identification note: on the bottom of the beaker is a paper label with the following inscribed: Oct 16, 1816. Attack by a lioness on horses of Exeter Mail at Winterslow Hut. Bought at Lyme Regis. Presented by C V Goddard 1892.

Summary: 1 horn beaker with scene of lion attacking the Exeter Mail at Winterslow Hut, Wiltshire, 20 Oct 1816

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