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Description: | A cast, copper alloy, medieval heraldic pendant, with enamel, dating from 1250-1400. It is a "heater shaped" shield, similar to "London Museum Medieval Catalogue", page 118, figure 38(I). It is complete with all its suspension loop, although this is split at the top. Considerable red and some blue enamel remain, but the gilding and silvering is lost. It has a dark brown patina with some light green verdigris. It measures 28.05mm including the loop x 17.01mm wide x 2.81mm thick. The loop itself is 7.83mm long x 4.84mm thick. It weighs 4.58gm.The heraldry is; Paly of six argent (silver) and azure (blue), on a bend gules (red) three escallops (probably) or (gold). Another pendant, similar heraldically and in size also, on the the PAS database is IHS-D344E7. It is suggested that the charges on the bend could be birds, but I think this unlikely. They are clearly not displayed eagles as illustrated on the illustration next to the image of IHS-DF44E7. Examples on the PAS with three eagles are ESS-DFA026, and PUBLIC-6B2E53. On both of these the eagles are clear. The de Grandison (Grannson) family use this heraldry, generally with either eagle or escallop charges, but also on occasion with others. These two pendants are the only Grandison family pendants I can find on the database.Otto de Grandison used the version with the escallops, as listed in several rolls of arms of the late thirteenth century, notably Dering c1275. See Humphery -Smith, "Anglo- Norman Armory Two", page 172. He died in 1328, aged about 90. He was a Savoyard knight who had served under Edward I. His importance is shown in that his coat of arms is included in heraldic schemes of coat of arms of lords and knights of the period. The wonderful early fourteenth century display in Norbury church, Derbyshire, includes it, complete with escallops. See Corpus Vitrearum on the internet.
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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