Walnut heraldic armorial shield

Walnut heraldic armorial shield.

Hand painted in oils and gold leaf, the arms, granted on 9th January 1905, of Thomas Franklin Barratt, barrister and member of the Royal Geographical Society, son of Thomas James Barratt, head of Pears Soap, advertising pioneer, environmentalist and historian.

To the reverse the paper label for the heraldic offices of Leo Culleton, 92 Piccadilly, London, heraldic artist and engraver. 

English, circa 1905.

H. 16” (41cm).
W. 11 ½” (29cm).

Stock No. 1378.

Thomas Culleton was one of the early promoters of crest collecting in the early 1860s, having his offices in 25 Cranbourn Street, London WC.

As well as painting coats of arms and producing crested stationery, he created a range of crests, such as those used by the Army and Navy, the monograms and arms of the Royal Family and the French Emperor and nobility, the arms of every Duke and Marquis and every college in Oxford and Cambridge universities.

In the 1890s, he began to strike medals, offer genealogical research, published his Culleton’s Book of Family Crest and Mottoes and produced presentation addresses each of which contributed to the company’s success.

The business was taken over by his son, Leo, in 1887 and continued to flourish well into the 20th century.

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This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance

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