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04-15-2015, 11:10 AM (This post was last modified: 04-15-2015 11:12 AM by BettyO.)
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RE: Mourning Shield
First time I ever heard the term "Mourning Shield".....in the 18th and 19th Century (as well as further back to the 16th and 17th centuries) there was such a thing as a "Funeral Hatchment" - (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funerary_hatchment)

I worked as a tour guide/docent at Shirley Plantation years ago, and they own and have on display two of these which have been in the family for centuries. It is typically a British tradition and usually depicts the family coat of arms. They are also predominately hung on the wall. The "Mourning Shield" may be a smaller variation of this....Fascinating! Thank you for posting this.

   

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Mourning Shield - RJNorton - 04-15-2015, 11:01 AM
RE: Mourning Shield - BettyO - 04-15-2015 11:10 AM
RE: Mourning Shield - RobertLC - 04-15-2015, 05:53 PM
RE: Mourning Shield - LincolnMan - 04-16-2015, 05:32 PM
RE: Mourning Shield - BettyO - 04-16-2015, 06:01 PM
RE: Mourning Shield - L Verge - 04-16-2015, 07:07 PM
RE: Mourning Shield - L Verge - 04-16-2015, 08:25 PM

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