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Description: | A complete copper-alloy heraldic probable harness mount, medieval and circa 14th century in date. This mount is flat and circular in shape with an integral cylindrical rivet projecting from its back face. It measures c30.4mm in diameter and 3.1mm in thickness, the rivet measures 11.5mm in length and 4.2mm in width.
The front face is decorated with a heraldic depiction identified by Edward Martin, of SCCAS. It is azure, (a blue enamel background) a fesse (that is a broad horizontal band drawn across the field) between two chevrons or (inverted V-shapes which are gilded), a label of three points gules (a horizontal band from which depend three vertical pieces, which is filled with red enamel).
This heraldic device can be traced to Sir Thomas de Grey of Cavendish and Little Cornard, he held Grey's Manor, now Colt's Hall, in Cavendish of the Honor of Clare, living 1302, died 1321. Or alternatively it can be traced to Sir John de Tendring of Stoke-By-Nayland (label gules charged with fleur de lis arg), he was of Tendring Hall in Stoke-By-Nayland, succeeded his father Sir William 1304/5 and died before 1347. Whiever used it is is likely they had some connection with the Clare family due to the use of the chevrons, which is likely to be derived from the chevrons on the Clare heraldic device. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1302
1347 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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