Quarry (one of a pair) early 16th century British, possibly Surrey In the fifteenth century, diamond-shaped quarries” (possibly from the French carré, for square) became popular within both domestic and clerical settings. These small panes were often emblazoned with heraldic motifs and set within a larger design of stained glass. This pair features one of the many royal badges of the English King, Henry VII: a crowned, thorny sprig of hawthorn, flanked by the initials ‘H’ and ‘E’ for Henry and his queen, Elizabeth of York. According to legend, the Tudor Henry VII found the royal crown in a hawthorn bush, after triumphing over his predecessor, Richard III, at the Battle of Bosworth Field during the Wars of the Roses. As a later writer would acknowledge, the emblem carried symbolic weight, as the crown came with thornes of heavie care.” The same device appeared—and can still be found—in royally patronized projects, such as the vibrant stained glass of King’s College Chapel, Cambridge.