. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . ing being almost obliterated. Between the years 1708 and 1825it was embellished with a crucifix, and was shown as the banner sent to Spainby the Pope on the sailing of the Armada {vide Page 31). In form it is verysimilar to several examples in the Madrid Collection. Size, 36in. by 3oin. 4. Shield of Wood (XVth-XVIth Century), semi-cylindricalin form, covered with leather. Hewitt in his Catalogue of 1859 describesit as being painted with coloured circles, foliage and a crown, but at thepresent day there is no trace of the decorati
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . ing being almost obliterated. Between the years 1708 and 1825it was embellished with a crucifix, and was shown as the banner sent to Spainby the Pope on the sailing of the Armada {vide Page 31). In form it is verysimilar to several examples in the Madrid Collection. Size, 36in. by 3oin. 4. Shield of Wood (XVth-XVIth Century), semi-cylindricalin form, covered with leather. Hewitt in his Catalogue of 1859 describesit as being painted with coloured circles, foliage and a crown, but at thepresent day there is no trace of the decoration. There are eye-slits piercedat the top and a hook to rest a weapon on the right side. Height, 39in. ; weight, i2lb. 5. Shield of Wood, similar to the above, formerly painted with a rose,a heart, a cross and two arrows, all trace of which has disappeared. 6. Shield of Wood (XVIth Century), covered with canvas paintedwith label decorations and a shield gules charged with a garbe proper. Height, in 1841. 192 THE ARMOURIES OF THE TOWER OF (V, 7). a crimson , 25|in. 7. Targe of Wood (German, XVIth Cen-tury), covered with canvas painted with the armsof Wimpfen ; or, an eagle displayed sable bearinga key proper in his beak. Height, 34in. 8. Targe of Wood (XVIth Century), covered with leather crudely painted with aCatherine-wheel, crossed swords, crossed halberdsand a heart. The painting appears to be of laterdate. Height, 31 in. 9. Targe, similar to the above, painted withfoliage and rosettes. Height, 32^in. Nos. 8 and 9 purchased in 1841. 10. Targe of Wood (German, XVIthCentury), covered with canvas painted with afigure of a spearman, surrounded by scrollwork on It has a semi-cylindrical ridge down the centre. 11. Targe of Wood, similar to the above,painted with two shields, the one bearinggules, a griffon rampant and the other gules, atower proper, over all a helmet with a griffonrampant for crest. 12. Targe, similar to the above, but thesinis
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