Painting
- Title:
- Hill Coat of Arms
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1990.049.15
- Creator:
- Hill, Edward (1843-1923)
- Date:
- 1893
- Description:
- Painting of Hill Coat of Arms, by Edward Hill (1843-1923), 1893. Watercolor on paper. One of a set of three. Castle with laurel wreath and crown for crest. Shield with ermine ground; charges on shield are blue center stripe (fess) with castle. Shield supporters are a lion on the left and a horse on right. Motto banner below: "ADVANCSE". Ink inscription on reverse: "Viscount Hill / a degree or title of Nobility / next in rank below an Earl / of Hawkestone Salop / Arms Ermine on a fisse Sr., a castle / Tripple Towered arg. / Crest a tower arg., surmounted with / a garland of Laurel ppr. / Supporters Dexter a lion arg., murally crowned or / gorged with a wreath of oak / frucked [?] ppr; / Sinister a horse arg bridled / saddled ppr murally gorged on . Motto Advancse / Aug 18th 1893." Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-5.5 W-9 inches
- Provenance:
- From collection of Ralph Hill (1871-1949), son of Edward. Ralph was stepfather of donor, Velma Hughes Bruhn.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Velma Hughes Bruhn
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