The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-28
.CL|FFORD'S INN s
LINK \ IN \ AMERICA. |: !. | / } A
Sir Purdon Clarke Unravclled a
Mystery if, an Exquisite
Treasure Of the Past.
PEN NHALLo -PENWARIN ARMS
LII Portsmouth and i'll ] Boston
5 Live Those Whose Ancestors.
Founded Enduring Name.

(special Correspondence to The Times ts1'
~. IIana ~, q nd Ne ~ Z ork Herald.) q. n.

B(Spccial Correspondence to The Times
s Dispatcll and New York Herald.) 4
4 5 LONDON, May 1s.--1t has not often
shapnened that to find missing links IN
family histories, orlt establish the au
thentlcity. OF antiques, England has ,ei. y
necessary to turn to America, but tfat 5ls
list what has happened in, tho case OF
one OF the latest acquisitions to the South
fKensington Museum. The story is 81 az az
$ditionall &, Interest II TO ss Americans from
tho fact that Sir Purdon Clarke, the q dl- /
rector OF that institution, rccently accept
4 ed the charge Of the Metropolitan n M u u
scum of Art in New Y ofk. u.
There is now standing In ALond on I. = ous M
about to be demolished, an old Dlliioiing iti
q sort OF rookery, which for centuries :4
hns beento solicitors Just what por-
tions OF the Temple have meant to, par
sristers and literary men-hous ses, OF tices ,ea
IA short. a. sort OF professional apooe, Win
an atmosphere OF - Is IS own I. & Y
z cliffords s Inn dates from 1870 having
been built by Robert de Cli ford. n L lo44 =
his widowtlct to- the students p tFtne law
for the sum Of au0 per ufl1 KS an. any
from that tiine It grew to be "a sortho ,9Ll oLll
adjunct to the Inner emf ne: COKE, tns
famous 4 lawy er, once lived there. and
4 much later George Dyer, toned i py
4 cha rles Lamb, who Leig h Hunt. the poet
often visited. Il II 5i8 3$g5sz,
An Example Of Wren. i
In the building was a room " hose e. ,rich
nanel s decorations had long been FAM
4 Gus Though the fine caryin gs and ira "a
ceries had been hidden under Ia yer attler are
8layer Of paint, the beauty was stu there
and a when the building was sold, tWo We
yenrs ago. Sir Purdon Clarke and seyeral !
other distinguished architects who saw
the chamber pronounc ced 1t unmistaR li Diy
an example OF the time of Sir sChristo-
spher Wren. 54;S3 Z. IS # ~ . Il, y,
AT Sir Purdons sugg lion THE South
Kensington Museum purchased the room
"a q & an outlay of about e60O. and the whole
$ofS the paneling has recently been set
up IN the Museum. W here there are q
number OF examples of rooms OF dif Ter
Sent periods. sf3 s& 81
The faneling of this room Is In oak.
OF bea ut.ful grain. and the carved deco
4 8rations are partly in cedar over t the ne
mantel@ is an exquisite e design Of roses and and
leaves, in the center Of which IS a coat
I of arms. 1t was this shield which fur
nished a clue to the orig ina Of the room,
and atythe same time provide ed "a puzzle.
when any new ACQUISITION Is made by
4the South Kensington Museum the d.
rector has made ! "a $pra ctice to- learn as
much as possible about its history. and
lin this case patient research was begun.
After a time 1t was found that the room
had been tenanted by John Penhollow.
who was admitted to the Inn in 1914, tho
chambers being afterwards knowngas No.
z 3. fl fs5 ts5 IA s5553iS,3
The building was rebuilt in 1856 and
John Penhollow- was afterwards admitted
ito the chamber In VIII eli the paneling
was erected, and also to another cham
her over 1t, "in consideration SO run
the records, "of the interest which he had
in his old chamber before i was rebuilt
and also o the money which heg hath
laid In rebuilding the same chamber.
Penhallow was evidently a man Of great
wealth. for the money which he expended
in rebuilding the chamber must have
represented a considerable outlay. He
was, In consequence Of his act. not only
granted two sets Qeases) for his own
lifetime. but also two assignments that
Is to say. for two further lives. 8 "a.
Anything further about John Penhallow
1T was difficult to learn, though the
comics feeding, on the shield above the
imantel, were easily found to be part OF
the coat Of arms ofSthe Penhallow fam
through the female line. The shield had
been painted in fancy colQrs. and this
put investigators off the track. as color
plays such an important part in heraldry.
After moro patient research 1t was
learned that a John Penhallow. Of Corn
wall, had married a Mary Penwarin, In
the time Of Henry VIII. and that the
quarterings on the shield with the PEN
lhallow comics We're the arms Of her fam
lily. Tracing the family down. 1t was
found that though this particular branch
had become extinct here. one scion, Sam
uel Penhallow, by name. had emIgrated
to America toward the close OF the seven-
iteenth century, where he had become q
Judge In Portsmouth. N. II.
Looking over a copy OF Matthew's 8
American Blue Book, Sir Purdon Clarke
found there the name OF Mr.. Charles Pen
hallow, Of Boston, with the coat of arms
identical with the one over the mantel Of
the old room. and to him about the
matter. i 3 .3s
Mr. Penhallow was able to supply Sir
Purdon with some interesting details,
from which 1t appears that the last John
Penhallow was a cousin OF Samuel. John
Penhallow occupied No. 3funtil his death,
Which took place In 116, just ten years
before that OF his American cousln. His
son. benjamin, succeeded him In the pos
session OF the chamber, which after Ben