Armorial shield
Category
Hatchments and heraldic shields
Date
1935
Materials
Pine, paint and brass
Measurements
200 x 160 mm
Order this imageCollection
Benthall Hall, Shropshire
NT 509668.3
Summary
One of twenty five carved wooden armorial shields, hung on two brass hooks and painted with the coat of arms of the Wolrich family, quartered with Dudmaston. Inscribed - Wollrich DUDMASTON (hand written twice in pencil and biro on back). 1935 (circa). Wolrich: Azure a chevron ermine between three swans with wings expanded argent (blue background with a chevron in ermine between three silver swans with wings outstretched); Dudmaston: Argent a cross moline sable within a bordure engrailed azure, in dexter chief a bird regardant gules (a moline-shaped black cross on a silver background with engrailed edges, in turn on a blue background, a red bird looking backwards in the top left corner).
Provenance
Made circa 1935. Owned by Sir Arthur Paul Benthall (1902 – 1992). Bequeathed to The National Trust in the will of Sir Arthur Paul Benthall dated 28th July 1983. Accepted for ownership by The National Trust in 1993 following the death of Sir Arthur Paul Benthall in 1992.
Marks and inscriptions
Wollrich DUDMASTON (hand written twice in pencil and biro on back)