Part of the coat of arms carved for Benjamin Mildmay, 1st Earl Fitzwalter. It came from Moulsham Hall, the Palladian house Mildmay rebuilt between 1729 and 1749 to the designs of Giacomo Leoni. It was carved for the pediment on the east façade at a cost of £42. Moulsham was demolished in 1809 after use by the military in the Napoleonic Wars. By 1907 the arms were built into a motor garage wall in Brentwood. The stone blocks were acquired by Chelmsford Museum in 1963. The coat of arms is an amalgamation of the three lions of Mildmay and the arms of the Duke of Schomberg, whose daughter, Frederica Darcy, Benjamim married. The full motto, ‘Alla ta Hara’, means ‘God My Help’. John Boson was a distinguished and wealthy cabinet maker and carver.