Description
A carved figure with dark, shoulder-length hair holds a long shield with both hands. The face has painted eyes, arched eyebrows and reddish lips. A broad reddish collar lies over a brown and pale gold robe. No wings are visible. The shield has a faded red background bearing six pale gold devices, arranged three, two and one. Each device consists of a rounded lower shape surmounted by a diamond-shaped head, with dark outlining.
Heraldry
Provisional blazon: Gules, six flask- or gourd-shaped charges Argent, three, two and one.
In plain English: A red shield bearing six white or silver objects resembling flasks or gourds, arranged as three at the top, two in the middle and one at the bottom.
The six pale charges are clearly arranged three, two and one, but their precise identity is uncertain. The blazon therefore describes their visible form rather than assigning them a definite heraldic name.
Identification: RCHME: Gules, six (drops) argent, 3, 2, 1; Buckeridge: Gules six escalops three, two and one or SCALES.
Condition
The face retains recognisable features but has scattered paint losses, particularly across the forehead, nose and chin. The collar and robe also show substantial surface wear. A vertical crack runs down the centre of the shield through the middle device in the upper row. Another pronounced crack follows the shield’s right-hand side in the photograph, while a split crosses the opposite sleeve above the hand. Paint is worn around the shield’s edges and point. Dark circular fixing recesses are visible on both arms, and fine cobwebs remain around the carving.