Hatchment
Ian Cairnie
Category
Hatchments and heraldic shields
Date
1981
Materials
Paint, Wood
Measurements
240 x 240 x 0 cm
Order this imageCollection
Uppark House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 138156
Summary
Modern copy of funeral hatchment, painted on wood. Sir Henry Fetherstonhaugh (Bart.) 1754 to 1846. Coat of Arms of Fetherstonhaugh impaling Bullock. The Fetherstonhaugh Coat of Arms is on the Dexter side. (Left to the viewer). Gules, on a chevron between three ostrich feathers, a black roundel (or a 'pellet'). Placed centrally is a small white shield charged with a red hand; this signifies a Baronet. The arms are surmounted by a baronet's helm, and above this the family crest, an antelope, below which is a wreath or torse which hid the join between a helmet and the crest. Flowing from the helm are the slashed and swirling drapes known as 'mantling' (protection against the heat of the sun). The background is painted black only behind the arms of the deceased as was customary. The motto, chosen specially for the hatchment, reads 'NON OMNIS MORIAR' (I shall not wholly die) and is from Horace Odes III 30. The arms of his widow, formerly Mary Anne Bullock, 'the dairymaid', were granted to her by the College of Heralds in June 1848. (Right hand side to the viewer). Hatchments were traditionally carried at the funeral and subsequently presented to the parish church. The original is in Harting Church and this full size copy was made for the NT by Ian Cairnie in 1981. (By kind permission of the Rector and Churchwardens). (Originally described as one of a pair of funeral hatchments, but only one present at property).
Marks and inscriptions
NON OMNIS MORIAR (I Shall Not Wholly Die) (painted on front)
Makers and roles
Ian Cairnie, maker