Arms of William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester (1526-1589)
Category
Stained glass
Date
1400 - 1824
Materials
Lead, Stained
Measurements
550 x 410 mm
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 500277.8
Summary
A rectangular panel of stained glass with a mutilated shield to the centre, presumed to belong to Sir William Somerset KG. The fourth quarter displays the Arms of France and England; the others are fragments. The shield, with an Earl's coronet above, is framed by a Garter and bordered by an oval surround of nineteenth century glass and a variety of other fragments.
Provenance
Much of the stained glass at Lyme Park was originally displayed in St Mary's Church in Disley. Some of this glass was removed in the early nineteenth century by Thomas Legh and re-housed in the Drawing Room and Porter's Lodge, probably during Wyatt's remodelling. Other fragments may be European in origin dating from a range of periods; it is thought that Thomas Legh may have collected these during his travels abroad.
Marks and inscriptions
HONI SO[IT] QVI MAL [Y] PENSE (Painted in gold on a Blue Garter. 'Shame be to him who thinks evil of it.')