Lunette panel
David Evans (fl.1836)
Category
Stained glass
Date
circa 1836
Materials
Stained glass, lead and wood
Place of origin
Shrewsbury
Collection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1422298.6
Summary
A stained glass lunette, one of six panels attributed to Betton and Evans of Shrewsbury, circa 1836. A heraldic design of four well proportioned shields, the left hand contains depicts a black fess on white ground, the second a white lion on ruby ground, the third, three unfamiliar objects on white ground, and the fourth, a white chevron and three fleur-de-lys on a black ground. With a ribbon-like border in the shape interlacing heart with palmettes at each centre. Executed in coloured glass, rich silver stains and glass enamels.
Provenance
Probably amongst the stained glass that the Dawkins-Pennant family commissioned Betton & Evans of Shrewsbury to make. David Evans of Shrewsbury was paid £7 6s for stained glass in 1836.
Makers and roles
David Evans (fl.1836), stained glass maker