1680 family plate on my house
 

Hello Friends,
This nice historic plate belongs to my house. It is installed on a wall.
It is dated 1680 or 81 (see top of the plate). I guess this plate related to a important family of Liege in Belgium.
Do you have any idea were I can find out information about the history of this item?
I would like to increase my knowledge about an item that I meet every day walking inside my house.

Any help is really appreciated.
Thanks
:cheers:

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I saw these on various houses in Liege, and the Maastricht area when I lived there. I would think that the local town hall would have information on the families and houses, they did in the netherlands.

ed

Mauro, Is this like a coat of arms for the family that built the house? Very interesting.

Ron

It could be a family heraldic crest of some sort. The other possibility is that it is a guild crest. I hope someone can identify it.

Mauro,

The stone was probably originally embedded in the back of a fireplace. There is a Heraldic society in Belgium, but their website appears to be offline at the moment.

Hello Guys,
Thank you for the info.
I will try to contact the heraldic society here in Belgium. I will keep you informed. In the meantime all additional info are really appreciated.
Ciao
Mauro