A Relic of the Past: A Suit of Armour with Swords, Lyme Park, Cheshire
Hon. Mabel Maud Legh, Baroness Langford of Summerhill (1863 - 1966)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1880 - 1910
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
260 x 170 mm
Place of origin
Lyme Park
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499379.3
Summary
A study of a wall hanging attached to a panelled wall, painted at Lyme; watercolour on paper. A suit of armour with a visored helmet flanked by two swords hangs from a red material attached to the wall; four spears lean against the hanging to the base.
Provenance
Lady Langford lived with Mrs Packer in her later years after they became friends when Mrs Packer managed a hotel for her. When Lady Langford died, she bequeathed some of her possessions to Mrs Packer. Mrs Packer gave the items to Lyme at various times but the information was not recorded properly at the time. Confirmed dates of arrival at Lyme are 1992, 1995 and 1999, but for some of the items, it is unclear which date they arrived.
Marks and inscriptions
A relic of the past. / No.3. / (black pen handwritten on back)
Makers and roles
Hon. Mabel Maud Legh, Baroness Langford of Summerhill (1863 - 1966), artist