Langley Family Coat of Arms
Unknown
Category
Hatchments and heraldic shields
Date
1692
Materials
Paper glazed in a wooden frame
Measurements
415 x 415 mm
Place of origin
Unknown
Order this imageCollection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 813572
Caption
A hatchment is placed first over the entrance of the house in mourning and is then moved to the church of burial when the period of mourning is complete (12 months being traditional).
Summary
Drawing: A Charles II coat of arms of curled paper 'quilling'. The crest is of the Langley Family, quartered with other families. In a surround of scrolling foliage. A motto below, 'El March the 23 1692'. Glazed in square ebonised frame.
Provenance
Dudmaston collection; Lister collection.
Marks and inscriptions
Motto on item: 'El March the 23 1692' (motto below)
Makers and roles
Unknown, craftsman