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Heraldic Panel with the Arms of the King or Queen as Sovereign of the Order of the Garter

Heraldic Panel with the Arms of the King or Queen as Sovereign of the Order of the GarterEngland
c. 1550
Pot metal; white and blue glass with silver stain; abraded red (?)
64.7 x 35.0 (25 1/2 x 13 3/4)
Condition/replacements not noted

Provenance: Sir Thomas Neave, Bt., Dagenhan1 Park, Essex; Thomas and Drake, London; Mr. and Mrs. FitzEugene Dixon, Ronaele Manor, Elkins Park, Pa .
Bibliography: Eden (1927), 61, pl. 50.

Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Object/Accession: 69-226-3 Given by FitzEugene Dixon, Jr.

Arms: Argent a cross gules (St. George), impaling quarterly, land 4 azure three fleurs-de-lis or (France Modern), 2 and 3 gules three lions passant gardant or (England); within a garter, ensigned with a closed crown
Inscription: HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENCE

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