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When Henry VIII (r. 1509-47) took possession of Cardinal Wolsey's palace, he superimposed his own arms and motto over Wolsey's. The Cardinal's arms remained concealed until the early 19th century, when the royal arms were taken down for restoration. Wolsey's Latin motto, 'DOMINVS MICHI ADIVTOR' (Lord be my helper) is incised beneath his heraldic device. The terracotta must have been produced by one of the Florentine artists who had come over to work in Britain in the 16th century. The plaster cast was commissioned by the Museum relatively late in the formation of the cast collection, after it was recommended in 1904. The cast itself, also made by an Italian craftsman in London, cost £15, and in addition £4 10s. was paid for scaffolding to be erected at Hampton Court.","physicalDescription":"Plaster cast of the terracotta arms of Cardinal Wolsey, by an unidentified Florentine sculptor, 1525, in the Clock Court, Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court, (over Anne Boleyn's Gateway and beneath the Astronomical clock).","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Giuntini, Lorenzo","id":"A18038"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":"probably, of cast "}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"plaster","id":"AAT14922"}],"techniques":[{"text":"casting","id":"AAT53104"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Plaster cast","categories":[{"text":"Heraldry","id":"THES257728"},{"text":"Sculpture","id":"THES48896"},{"text":"Architecture","id":"THES48993"},{"text":"Plaster Cast","id":"THES270451"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"SCP","id":"THES48600"},"images":["2007BM5951","2019LL8853"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"46B","id":"THES49798"},"free":"","case":"WE","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Relief","id":"AAT53622"}],[{"text":"Plaster Cast","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"No","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Florence","id":"x28848"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"Hampton Court","id":"x34237"},"association":{"text":"cast","id":"x32615"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1525","earliest":"1525-01-01","latest":"1525-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""},{"date":{"text":"ca. 1905","earliest":"1900-01-01","latest":"1909-12-31"},"association":{"text":"cast","id":"x32615"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"147.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"124.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Purchased from Lorenzo Giuntini in 1905 for £15 together with museum no. 1905-2.","historicalContext":"The motto of Cardinal Wolsey (1471-1530), \"DOMINVS MICHI ADIVTOR\", is incised beneath the arms at Hampton Court. 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