Heraldic shield
Category
Hatchments and heraldic shields
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and paint
Measurements
460 x 305 mm
Collection
Staunton Harold Church, Leicestershire
NT 426822.3
Summary
One of a set of three wooden shields of the Shirley family coats-of-arms. This one shaped as a shield with scrolling side and end pieces, painted in gilt and black; a centre of blue and gilt vertical stripes; a small white square in the left hand corner with a design of tiny black crosses and crested with a crown.