The Anguissola Family

The Anguissola and the Scotti families are from Piacenza, a town in Emilia-Romagna north or Florence. They are among the most important families of the town and passed many alliances together as early as the 14th century.
The arms of the Anguissola, on the left are: party per fess, indented, gules and argent.
The arms of the Scotti on the right: azure a bend argent accompanied two stars or.
The Anguissola arms has a small circle in the bottom of part. This detail indicates the arms are of a specific member of the family a younger brother for example.
In the case of this mantel, the arms are probably those of a marriage between an Anguissola man and a Scotti woman. The woman’s arms were always placed on the right hand side.