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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Crested miniature, museum number 7-10126, described as bottle; bottom described as "Model of Leather bottle found at Newburg 1044 - on battlefield. Now in Museum." general shape is cylindrical narrowing to the top, then flutes out to make the mouth which is gold trimmed. around the bottom and along one side is modeled stitching. the side stitching is a long a thick ridge, on the opposite side of the ridge is a low handle that has been worn down, yoke shaped with a small hole at the center. the crest has an ornamental shaped shield divided in a per Fess style, the top portion divided in a per Chevron inverted style. on the right side of the chevron divide is a red square in the top left corner with a yellow bell at its center. in the center and within the chevron divide is a dark blue background with le horizontal rows of white triangles. the right side is blank. in the lower half of the Per Fess is a light blue background with a two-mast ship in the center. on the right side of the shield is a serpent-horse from the shoulders down is green with scales which curls back on itself ending in purple tuft serpent tail; the neck and head is a horse in purple. around the neck is a yellow crown. the serpent-horse is standing on its tail, the front legs supporting the shield. on the left side of the shield is a purple horse standing on its hind legs supporting the shield with its front feet. around its neck is a yellow crown with pointed ends (the crown on the serpent-horse has square ends). sitting on top of the shield is a small version of the horse-serpent standing on a red and white diagonally striped bar. the horse and serpent horse are standing on a purple florid stand, draped around the stand on each side is a yellow ribbon with the Latin phrase "Pro Tanto quid Retribuamus." beneath this is the town name "Belfast". made by Arcadian China 1903-1910, stock number 83, additional stamp "Robert Hogg & Co. Belfast.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Crested miniature, museum number 7-10139, described as three handled cup; handles equidistant from each other. crest 1: the shield is squared classic shape with a red background. a two towered castle dominates the shield sitting on green land with a stairwell descending in the middle down the bottom of the shield. on the right side of the shield is a deer striding towards the shield on its hind legs, the front legs helping to support the shield. on the left side of the shield is a woman in a light blue dress, tied at the waist. she wears a dark blue cape that extends to her feet and a little on the handle to her left. she has long brown hair and her left arm rests on the top of the shield. each figure is standing on a filigree line that loops back underneath itself. written in the lines is the town name "Edinburgh". above the shield is a yellow anchor with a rope twisted around it sitting on a red and purple diagonally striped bar. above the anchor is a scrolling yellow ribbon with the Latin phrase "Nisi Dominus Frustra". crest 2: the classic shield is orange with a tree and bird perched on top, a swing hangs from the branch and an upside-down fish at the foot. the shield rests on a yellow filigree stand that expands to the side where a fish on the either side stands on their tails (stomach facing shield). above the shield is a knight's helmet trimmed in yellow. out each side are filigree leaves in blues and purples. standing on the helmet is a bishop wearing a white robe trimmed in yellow. a staff is held in his left hand and his right hand is raised holding up two fingers, his hat is red. beneath all hanging from the shield stand in four places is a magenta ribbon with "Let Glasgow Flourish". on the third side is a large leaved thistle, with purple blooms. made by Carlton China, owned by Wiltshaw and Robinson, dated ca. 1914-1930.