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Title
Date(s)
- 1650 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 f. ; 325 x 250 mm.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Dr Robert Colley; Aberystwyth; Purchase; October 2017; 99769614602419.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A painted panel, dated 1650, depicting the achievement of arms of Charles Lloyd (1613-1657) of Dolobran impaling that of his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Stanley of Knockin, Shropshire, with numerous quarterings, surmounted by two helms and crests and set within a canopy with gold tassels.
The painting is possibly by Charles Lloyd himself, a noted genealogist, and would appear to be the prototype for the oak panel, known as the Dolobran Panel, which was at that time hung over the fireplace at Dolobran Hall, and to which it bears a close resemblance. The achievement is notable for reflecting contrasting Welsh and English attitudes to heraldry: the six (possibly seven) quarterings of the Stanley arms strictly reflect the English practice of only marshalling the arms of families from which there was a descent through heiresses, while the fifteen Lloyd quarterings merely depict the arms of the most distinguished ancestors. The painting was later laid onto a board containing, on the verso, part of an Anti-Slavery Associat[ion] document, [?early 19 cent.]. For a description of the Dolobran Panel, including a full blazon, see M. P. Siddons, 'The Dolobran Panel', in Montgomeryshire Collections, 70 (1982), 65-70.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Slightly creased; small areas of damage retouched; three small nail holes.
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
'1650' (pencil in bottom right-hand corner).
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Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Lloyd family, of Dolobran (Subject)
- Stanley family, of Knockin (Subject)
- Lloyd, Charles, 1613-1657 -- Family (Subject)
- Lloyd, Elizabeth, 1616- -- Family (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
April 2019.
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Rhys Jones.