Stained glass panel
Category
Stained glass
Date
1600 - 1824
Materials
Lead, Stained
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Lyme, Cheshire
NT 500278.7
Summary
A sixteenth century stained glass heraldic shield displaying the arms of Haydock with a later surround of entwined stems and trefoil leaves, coloured in yellow stain, with an inscription below that reads 'Legh [] p [] Haydke' (See text file for a complete heraldic breakdown).
Provenance
Much of the stained glass at Lyme Park was originally made for St Mary's Church, Disley.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 at Lyme, probably during Wyatt's remodelling, which began in 1814. Other fragments may be European in origin, dating from a range of periods; it is thought that Thomas Legh may have collected these examples during his travels abroad.
Marks and inscriptions
Legh [scrolled pattern] p [scrolled pattern] [golden rings] Haydke (the lettering and scrolled patterns are painted in black beneath the shield)