Coat-of-arms

1880-1910

Measurements

Frame: 11-3/4 in x 9-5/8 in x 7/8 in

Materials

Watercolor on paper; gilded wood frame

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.1476

Condition Notes

The gilded wood frame has a section missing from the upper left.  The gilding is worn.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner

Comments

The shield-shaped coat-of-arms bears no family identification or specific history of ownership (beyond that of Mrs Warner).  It has a white dove with outstretched wings perched atop a helmut that is above a shield.  The shield bears a row of three leopard heads in red against a gilt field in the upper half and a row of three thistles in gold against a red field in the lower half.  A woman in a neoclassical blue dress stands casually in front of an anchor below the shield.  The coat-of-arms is likely decorative rather than that of a specific family.