MEDIEVAL GILT HERALDIC 'HOWARD FAMILY' HORSE HARNESS PENDANT 14th-15th century AD A gilded harness pendant in the form of an ornate fleur; with hinged rectangular suspender, diagonally divided with cross in each panel reserved against red enamel background. 17.16 grams, 67mm (2 3/4"). Fine condition. Provenance From an old North Country collection; found Norfolk, UK, 2001. Literature Cf. Hammond, Brett M., Benet's Artefacts of England & the United Kingdom, Essex, 2014, no.M08-0242 for a very similar example. Footnotes The arms of the Howard family are reported to have appeared in this format in the carved ornament to a window of Hever Castle, Kent, in The Gentleman's Magazine, vol.XI, 1839; John Howard was appointed Duke of Norfolk by Richard III in 1483 and the arms were later augmented by an escutcheon of the arms of Scotland with the lion rampant truncated, a reference to the family's leading role in the defence of England from Scottish invasion at the battle of Flodden Field in 1513. Subsequently, Catherine Howard became the fifth wife of King Henry VIII; the family's adherence to the Catholic faith led to loss of influence at the Reformation, although Queen Elizabeth I was descended from John Howard (great-great-granddaughter).
MEDIEVAL GILT HERALDIC 'HOWARD FAMILY' HORSE HARNESS PENDANT 14th-15th century AD A gilded harness pendant in the form of an ornate fleur; with hinged rectangular suspender, diagonally divided with cross in each panel reserved against red enamel background. 17.16 grams, 67mm (2 3/4"). Fine condition. Provenance From an old North Country collection; found Norfolk, UK, 2001. Literature Cf. Hammond, Brett M., Benet's Artefacts of England & the United Kingdom, Essex, 2014, no.M08-0242 for a very similar example. Footnotes The arms of the Howard family are reported to have appeared in this format in the carved ornament to a window of Hever Castle, Kent, in The Gentleman's Magazine, vol.XI, 1839; John Howard was appointed Duke of Norfolk by Richard III in 1483 and the arms were later augmented by an escutcheon of the arms of Scotland with the lion rampant truncated, a reference to the family's leading role in the defence of England from Scottish invasion at the battle of Flodden Field in 1513. Subsequently, Catherine Howard became the fifth wife of King Henry VIII; the family's adherence to the Catholic faith led to loss of influence at the Reformation, although Queen Elizabeth I was descended from John Howard (great-great-granddaughter).
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