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Screen

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Image Type
Image Date
2002
Source

Sally-Beth MacLean

Commentary
The carved 'movable' wooden screen with its 3 elaborate ram's horn finials is the most remarkable feature of the hall. Its decorative scheme also includes religious iconographic elements: a winged angel above the 8 traceried panels facing the high end holds the Fitton heiress' coat of arms (on a bend sable 3 garbs) while another holding the Banastre coat of arms (cross patonce sable) faces the screens passage arcade.

The screen, standing in a 14' wide space between the speres, is 7' across, 7' 6' high and 4' 8' deep at the sides.