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Description: Arched rectangular shape; astragal and fillet edging; shield, motto, earl’s coronet and supporters (a talbot erm. and a wolf or, ducally crowned gu.) of Stanhope impaling Pitt: quarterly (1st & 4th) erm. (2nd & 3rd) gu. (Stanhope); sa., a fess chequy az. and ar. between three bezants (Pitt); motto: A DEO ET REGE.
Notes: James Stanhope was created 1st Earl in 1718; he had married Lucy Pitt in 1714. The Stanhope seat was Chevening, near Sevenoaks.
Inscription: A DEO ET REGE
Arms: Stanhope impaling Pitt; James, Ist Earl Stanhope
- Decoration tags:
- rectangular with round arch (shape)
- astragal & fillet (edging)
- carved pattern panels
- armorial
- text
Manufactured: in the early-18th century in England.
Current location: Chevening Park, Chevening, Kent, England.
- Attached to series:
- Personal armorial firebacks
- Stanhope series
