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ca. 1350 (made)
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Panel of clear and flashed glass painted with brown/black pigment and silver stain. Depicting the arms of Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick (gules, a fess or between 6 crosslets botonné or).
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Materials and techniques | Clear and flashed glass painted with brown/black pigment and silver stain |
Brief description | Panel of clear and flashed glass painted with brown/black pigment and silver stain. Depicting the arms of Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick. English, about 1350. |
Physical description | Panel of clear and flashed glass painted with brown/black pigment and silver stain. Depicting the arms of Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick (gules, a fess or between 6 crosslets botonné or). |
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Credit line | Bought |
Object history | From the Strawberry Hill collection. At time of acquisition, thought to be 15th century. |
Historical context | Arms of Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick and one of the founder members of the Order of the Garter. The arms of Beauchamp, Earls of Warwick, appear in the Falkirk Roll (c.1298) and the Caerlaverock Poem (c.1300) as gules a fess between 6 crosses crosslet or. The Earl of Warwick was one of the leaders on the Calais campaign (1346/7). His arms are described in the so-called Calais Roll as gules, cruillé or a fess or. Sir John de Beauchamp of Somerset was one of the leaders on the Calais Campaign (1346/7). His arms are described in the so-called Calais Roll as 'gules 6 martlet or fess or'. Sir Walter de Beauchamp was one of the leaders on the Calais Campaign (1346/7). His arms are described in the so-called Calais Roll as 'arms of England label argent'. |
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Accession number | 6912-1860 |
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Record created | April 28, 1998 |
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