Image: StanhopeImpalingRawson ShelfordChurch Nottinghamshire

Description: Drawing of heraldic shield sculpted on chest tomb of Anne Rawson (c.1515 – 20 February 1588), wife of Sir Michael Stanhope (before 1508 – 26 February 1552) of Shelford in Nottinghamshire, showing arms of Stanhope impaling Rawson (Gules, a four square castle in perspective with as many towers and cupolas one at each angle or standing in water azure). Stanhope quarterly of 4: 1: Quarterly ermine and gules (Stanhope); 2: Vert, three greyhounds courant in pale or (Maulovel of Rampton, Notts, an heiress of Stanhope (blazon per: Thomas Robson, The British herald)) 3: Sable, a bend between six cross-crosslets argent (Longvillers of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, a Maulovel heiress (Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire: Volume 3, Republished With Large Additions By John Throsby, Originally published by J Throsby, Nottingham, 1796, pp.241-248[1]; Sometime visible in Tuxford Church per Thoroton, pp.219-226: "And here was also, Arme Johannis Lungvillers Patroni istius Ecclesiæ, viz: Sab. a Bend between six Crossecroslets Arg. which are upon the shield of an old effegies, on an ancient tomb, towards the North side of the Chancel." 4: Argent, three saltires .... (?)
Title: StanhopeImpalingRawson ShelfordChurch Nottinghamshire
Credit: George Fellows, Arms, Armour and Alabaster Round Nottingham, 1907, re: Shelford [2]
Author: Drawing by George Fellows (fl.1907)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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