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Heraldic Panel: Arms of Sir Giles Capel of Raine, Essex

Heraldic Panel: Arms of Sir Giles Capel of Raine, EssexEngland, Cassiobury House, Hertfordshire
1553
Pot metal; abraded red and enamel
45.7 x 32.4 (18 x 12 3/4)
Condition/replacements not noted

Provenance: Thomas and Drake, London; Mr. and Mrs. FitzEugene Dixon, Ronaele Manor, Elkins Park, Pa.
Bibliography: Eden (1927), 16-17, pl. 17; Clarke (1930), ill.

Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Object/Accession: 52-90-16

Arms: Quarterly, 1 and 4 gules a lion rampant between three crosses crosslet fitchy or (Capel), 2 and 3 argent a chevron gules between three torteaux, on a chief azure a fret between two mullets or (differenced for Capell of Herefordshire)
Inscription: Anno D/ni 1553

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