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Armorial plaque in Athlone,athlone AND Bigmeadow

Armorial plaque
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In National Museum of Ireland. Rectangular plaque set with WM029-042014- in an elaborate surround decorated with renaissance style palmettes and foliage in false relief. Heater shaped shield with Henry Sidney's achievement of arms. It has elaborate mantling and the garter inscribed as WM029-042012-. The letters H S occur below the shield. The shield is quartered with a pheon or broad arrow in the first and fourth and a lion rampant with bars in the second and third. Dims. H 95cm, W 81cm (Bradley et. al. 1985, 33). Compiled by: Rachel Barrett Date of upload: 04 October 2010

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