A hand scrivened and illuminated vellum confirmation and grant of arms dated 24th May 1867, to William Henry Benyon Winsor of [29], Kensington ... Gardens Square [London W2]. Arms of the grantee top left, with those of the Sovereign, flanked by those of the Duke of Norfolk as Earl Marshal and Garter King of Arms. Signed by Sir Charles Young, FSA, Garter (in office 1842-1869, died 1869) and Walton Aston Blount, Norroy (in office 1859-1882, d. 1894). Lettering faded, armorials bright & clear, three seals, 66cm x 53.5cm, framed ***The grantee W H Benyon Winsor (1831-1879) was the son of William Winsor, a scion of the house of Winsor of Gwersyllt, Denbighshire, who was co-founder of the artists' suppliers Winsor & Newton in 1832. A director of the family firm, he took the surname and quartered arms of his maternal grandfather by Royal Licence, recorded in the London Gazette for 12th March 1867 and as part of which this grant was made. The grantee married and had children, including two sons at Rugby It is not clear why this grant was signed by Norroy and not Clarenceux, in whose territory London falls Read more
A hand scrivened and illuminated vellum confirmation and grant of arms dated 24th May 1867, to William Henry Benyon Winsor of [29], Kensington ... Gardens Square [London W2]. Arms of the grantee top left, with those of the Sovereign, flanked by those of the Duke of Norfolk as Earl Marshal and Garter King of Arms. Signed by Sir Charles Young, FSA, Garter (in office 1842-1869, died 1869) and Walton Aston Blount, Norroy (in office 1859-1882, d. 1894). Lettering faded, armorials bright & clear, three seals, 66cm x 53.5cm, framed ***The grantee W H Benyon Winsor (1831-1879) was the son of William Winsor, a scion of the house of Winsor of Gwersyllt, Denbighshire, who was co-founder of the artists' suppliers Winsor & Newton in 1832. A director of the family firm, he took the surname and quartered arms of his maternal grandfather by Royal Licence, recorded in the London Gazette for 12th March 1867 and as part of which this grant was made. The grantee married and had children, including two sons at Rugby It is not clear why this grant was signed by Norroy and not Clarenceux, in whose territory London falls Read more
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