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Description
A frontal winged angel with short curling hair and an open mouth. The figure wears a blue garment with a red and pale collar. Its hands appear at either side of a pointed shield decorated with alternating horizontal bands.
Heraldry
Blazon: Azure, four bars Or. Salisbury civic arms, explicitly identified as New Sarum by Buckeridge.
Potentially a fifteenth-century representation of Salisbury’s civic arms, predating their documented appearance in the heraldic visitation of 1565. Originality and dating of the carving and painted decoration require confirmation.
Identification: RCHME: Barry of eight, azure and or Fitz-Alan Buckeridge – Azure four bars or, New Sarum.
Condition
The figure is largely complete, including the head, torso, wings, hands and shield. Considerable painted colour survives on the garment and collar. The wings and shield retain clear carved and painted detail, although their surfaces are worn. Numerous small holes and losses are visible, and a vertical split runs through the centre of the shield.