Bracket
ca. 1500 (made)
Painted and gilded oak, carved with a shield bearing the arms of a Farriers' guild: gules (an escutcheon ermine and an orle of horseshoes, or) the supporters greyhounds. [The arms appear in many French armorials.]
Object details
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| Brief description | French, c. 1500, carved, painted & gilt. Ex Peyre Collection. |
| Physical description | Painted and gilded oak, carved with a shield bearing the arms of a Farriers' guild: gules (an escutcheon ermine and an orle of horseshoes, or) the supporters greyhounds. [The arms appear in many French armorials.] |
| Dimensions | From catalogue (HWD): 9 x 6 x 4 3/4" |
| Object history | Bought from £5 from Emile Peyre 'chipped and the colours worn' Location (c. 1930) recorded as Room 4. Information from A. Vanderput RF 1921/4637: Inventaire des sceaux de la collection de pieces originales du cabinet des titres a la Bibliotheque Nationale, by J. Roman, p.524. 1909. Seals of different members of the family, of the years 1348, 1355, 1482, and 1501 are catalogued in the 'Inventaire'. The Ferrieres appear to have resided principally at Dangu in the Eure dept., Normandy. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 703-1895 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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