MEDIEVAL CLARE FAMILY HERALDIC HORSE HARNESS PENDANT 13th-14th century AD A bronze heraldic pendant mount, shield-shaped with the arms of the De Clare family in the form of three red enamel chevron gules; hinge to the top with small shield to the top with engraved chevron pattern, lug to the back. 19 grams, 58mm (2 1/2"). Condition Very fine condition. Provenance From an old North Country collection; formed between 1970-2000; found Derbyshire, UK, 1999. Accompanied by an old Portable Antiquities Scheme itentification slip. Footnotes The de Clare family were Norman lords and were associated with the Welsh marches, Suffolk, Surrey and Kent, particularly Tonbridge, as well as Ireland. They were descended from Richard Fitz Gilbert, First Lord of Clare, who accompanied William the Conqueror during the Norman conquest.
MEDIEVAL CLARE FAMILY HERALDIC HORSE HARNESS PENDANT 13th-14th century AD A bronze heraldic pendant mount, shield-shaped with the arms of the De Clare family in the form of three red enamel chevron gules; hinge to the top with small shield to the top with engraved chevron pattern, lug to the back. 19 grams, 58mm (2 1/2"). Condition Very fine condition. Provenance From an old North Country collection; formed between 1970-2000; found Derbyshire, UK, 1999. Accompanied by an old Portable Antiquities Scheme itentification slip. Footnotes The de Clare family were Norman lords and were associated with the Welsh marches, Suffolk, Surrey and Kent, particularly Tonbridge, as well as Ireland. They were descended from Richard Fitz Gilbert, First Lord of Clare, who accompanied William the Conqueror during the Norman conquest.
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