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Description: | A shield-shaped harness pendant together with a small rounded suspension mount with attachment rivet and iron hinge bar. The suspension mount is now corroded at an angle of about 90 degrees behind the pendant. The shield is divided diagonally by a wide band. In each space is a group of three six-pointed stars, each with a central circular recess for enamel. No enamel survives either within the stars or the field. The suspension mount is gilded, and the pendant has a white-metal surface over the diagonal band, the stars, and a very narrow border. The pendant is 40mm long and 24 mm wide. The suspension mount is 12.5mm deep and 6mm wide.Steven Ashley contributes the following note on the heraldry: "In heraldic language, the blazon is [?azure] a bend between six mullets of six points argent, pierced [?gules]. The tinctures (colours) are unknown as the enamel is missing. The six-pointed, pierced stars represent spur rowels, which are called mullets in heraldic language; they more often have five points and are unpierced. The border is so narrow that it is probably just functional, serving to hold the enamel in place, and not connected with the heraldic decoration. Arms of this type with the tinctures suggested were borne by the Breton family, who came from Lincolnshire."
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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