Erin Blake, the Curator of Art, was asked what the Oxfordians see in the Ashbourne Portrait that supports their cause.
"They see in the design of the thumb ring a Boar’s Head, representing de Vere.
They identify the 3 animals in the Coat of Arms not as rams (the Hamersley Coat of Arms), but as griffins (the de Vere Coat of Arms). They also believe that the entire inscription of age and date was added later since Oxford was long dead by then.
Also the ears were covered up (by hair) to prevent the obvious recognition of de Vere’s ear."
"They see in the design of the thumb ring a Boar’s Head, representing de Vere.
They identify the 3 animals in the Coat of Arms not as rams (the Hamersley Coat of Arms), but as griffins (the de Vere Coat of Arms). They also believe that the entire inscription of age and date was added later since Oxford was long dead by then.
Also the ears were covered up (by hair) to prevent the obvious recognition of de Vere’s ear."
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