Coat of arms

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Coat of arms

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.1987 a-b

Description

A: There is plate glass on the painting and an oak dark frame frames it. The back is paper backed and two eye hooks support the wire. B: A white dove sits atop a helmut with a laurel leaf in its beak. A leafy form surrounds the shield. The shield is divided in four sections, two of them have gold crosses with a running red lion and the other two have two wavy blue bands with two birds above and one below.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

H. F. Burke

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1919

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

"Insignia fortunae Paria/ The Armorial Bearings of/ Colonel John Ross Delafield/ College of Arms 7 Aug 1919/ H. Taham Burke Carter"

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.94.1987 A-B

MP.94.1987a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16 in

Width

12 in

Depth

5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 x 12 x 5/8 in. (40.6 x 30.5 x 1.6 cm)

Material

Wire, Hooks and eyes, Paper, oak, Glass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brigadier General John Ross Delafield

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Livingston Bedroom