Dandridge coat-of-arms

Status

Not on view

Date1850-1950

Geography Possibly made - England

Medium/TechniqueInk, laid paper

DimensionsOverall (Coat-of-arms): 3 in. x 2 1/2 in. (7.62 cm x 6.35 cm) Other (Envelope): 2 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in. (6.35 cm x 8.89 cm)

Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Bowers Hill, Katherine Bowers Beeson, and Robert Lloyd Bowers, 1989

Object numberM-3296

DescriptionSmall square of laid paper with embossed black coat-of-arms, consisting of a crest and escutcheon, printed at center and pasted to a larger rectangular clipping of laid paper; escutcheon emblazoned with a lion's head (couped) at center, two open diamonds in chief, and a single open diamond in base; crest consists of a lion's head (couped) issuing from a wreath.

Laid paper envelope, slit open at the top and inscribed on front in script in black ink, "Dandridge Coat of Arms".

Published References

MarkingsWatermark on envelope, visible across right side of front and left side of back: "Royal/ Marc" and an indistinct logo. Watermark on the paper support on which the coat-of-arms is pasted: "ARGUS WA/ 8[covered by coat-of-arms] 0".

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