Shield
abotu 1359 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Shield. Quarterly: gules, a lion rampant or; sable fretty or. Fitzalan (Arundel) quartering Maltravers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Leaded glass with painted and stained decoration |
| Brief description | Panel of stained and painted glass depicting the quartered arms of Fitzalan and Maltravers. English, about 1359. |
| Physical description | Shield. Quarterly: gules, a lion rampant or; sable fretty or. Fitzalan (Arundel) quartering Maltravers. |
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| Object history | Said to have come from the Strawberry Hill collection. At the time of acquisition, was believed to be 15th century. |
| Historical context | The panel probably depicts the marriage of John Fitzalan and Eleanor Maltravers in around 1359. The Maltravers had their attainture for treason lifted in the 1354 Parliament. The arms of Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel, appear in the Falkirk Roll (c.1298) as: gules a lion rampant or. The Earl of Arundel was one of the leaders on the Calais campaign (1346/7). His arms are described in the so-called Calais Roll as gules a lion rampant or. Sir John Mauntravers was one of the leaders on the Calais Campaign (1346/7). His arms are described in the so-called Calais Roll as 'sable fretty or'. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Object Information File |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 6908-1860 |
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| Record created | April 28, 1998 |
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