Marquess of Conyngham, K.P., G.C.H. Armorial brass coach panel ornament

The handsome brass coach ornament shows two crests within the collars of the Order of St. Patrick and the Hanoverian  Guelphic Order and the badges of the orders pendant, all beneath the coronet of a marquess. This measures 4¼ x 2¼ ins and is mounted on a black painted wood panel within a polished wooden frame 10½ x 8¼ ins. The back of the frame has a previous owner’s biographical notes.   apr23/3

Francis Nathaniel, 2nd Marquess of Conyngham [1797-1876] was a lieutenant-general in the army, married a daughter of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey in 1824, and succeeded his father in 1831.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1.