England, Wroxton Abbey, Oxfordshire, (B) great hall
A. 1537-1547; B. 1543/1544
A. Pot metal; blue glass with silver stain; abraded red; B. Pot metal; white glass with silver stain
A: 61.0 x 41.6 (24 x 16 3/8); B: 61.6 x 39.4 (24 1/4 x 15 1/2)
Condition/replacements not noted
Provenance: Thomas and Drake, London; Mr. and Mrs. FitzEugene Dixon, Ronaele Manor, Elkins Park, Pa.
Bibliography: Eden (1927), 38, pl. 35 (A), 37, pl. 33 (B); Eden (1930B), 33, fig. v; Eden (1933), pl. opp. 64 (B); The Virtuoso Craftsman: Northern European Design 16th Century [exh. cat., Worcester Art Museum] (Worcester, 1969), no. 42 (A).
Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Object/Accession: A. 52-90-46; B. 52-90-48
A. Arms of Edward the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, b. 12 October 1537. Arms: Quarterly, 1 and 4 azure three fleurs-de-lis or (France Modern), 2 and 3 gules three lions passant gardant or (England) with a label of three points argent; B. A shield commemorating a Paulet alliance. Arms: Sable three swords in pile, points in base argent, pommels and hilts or, a crescent argent in sinister chief for diff erence (Paulet of Nunney and Basing), impaling sable a chevron embattled between three eagles displayed argent (? Clederowe)
Inscription: B. SERVA FIDEM
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