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974:) with a small animal head pointing inward at each end. This is Roman in origin; although not the shape of their classic shield, many brooches of this shape survive from antiquity. A form of pelta appears as a decoration above the head of every official on the
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In modern
Canadian heraldry, and certain other modern heraldic jurisdictions, women may be granted their own arms and display these on an escutcheon. Life peeresses in England display their arms on a lozenge. An oval or
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in combat, and thus are varied and developed by region and by era. Since shields have been regarded as military equipment appropriate for men only, British ladies customarily bear their arms upon a
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Transitional forms intermediate between kite and heater are seen in the late 12th to early 13th centuries. Transition to the heater was essentially complete by 1250. For example, the shield of
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Traditionally, very limited categories of women would have been able to display their own arms, for example a female monarch—who uses an escutcheon as a military commander, not a lozenge—and
1068:, 'shield'. From its use in heraldry, the term escutcheon can be a metaphor for a family's honour. The idiom "a blot on the escutcheon" is used to mean a stain on somebody's reputation.
420:. Continental European designs frequently use the various forms used in jousting, which incorporate "mouths" used as lance rests into the shields; such escutcheons are known as
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738:. Widowed women normally display a lozenge-shaped shield impaled, unless they are heraldic heiresses, in which case they display a lozenge-shaped shield with the unaltered
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shields, attested (in depictions of actual shields) from the mid 14th century, occasional use as a shape of heraldic escutcheons from the mid-15th century.
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in the centre. Women in same-sex marriages may use a shield or banner to combine arms, but can use only a lozenge or banner when one of the spouses dies.
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424:. The mouth is correctly shown on the dexter side only, as jousting pitches were designed for right-handed knights. Heraldic examples of English shields
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dated 7 April 1995 and 6 November 1997, married women in
England, Northern Ireland and Wales and in other countries recognising the jurisdiction of the
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Although an escutcheon can be used as a charge on its own, the most common use of an escutcheon charge is to display another coat of arms as a form of
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to show that the arms are displayed for the wife and not the husband; or of using their own personal arms alone, marked with a small shield as a
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Thomas
Woodcock, Garter King of Arms; Patric Dickinson, Clarenceux King of Arms; H Bedingfeld, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms (29 March 2014).
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An inescutcheon is a smaller escutcheon that is placed within or superimposed over the main shield of a coat of arms. In practice, the words
659:'s coat of arms (granted 2011), based on those of her father. This lozenge version, supported by a blue ribbon, denotes an unmarried woman.
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The shape of the top, the sides and the base may be separately described, and these elements may be freely combined. The highly complex
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The earliest depictions of proto-heraldic shields in the second half of the 12th century still have the shape of the Norman
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in London (such as New
Zealand) also have the option of using their husband's arms alone, marked with a small lozenge as a
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382:(d. 1250) shown with his effigy at Salisbury Cathedral is triangular, while the shield shown on the effigy of his father
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is a decorative frame or support, generally in an architectural or illustrative context, surrounding a heraldic
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or escutcheon, which serves to add interest to and mitigate the harshness of the stark outline of the shield.
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Dictionary, Marchant, J.R.V, & Charles, Joseph F., (Eds.), Revised Edition, 1928
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Heraldry: Illustrated by Nine Plates and Nearly 800 Other Designs
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is displayed. In the second sense, an escutcheon can itself be a
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Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed
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Armorial général, ou
Registres de la noblesse de France
1346:"Royal wedding: Kate Middleton coat of arms unveiled"
778:: very top of the shield, corresponding to where the
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represents the opening for the lance in specialised
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Square eared, nicked top, rounded base, 16th century
1444:. No. 199. The Heraldry Society. Autumn 2002.
1334:. Paris: Firmin Didot – via Internet Archive.
371:had become shorter and more triangular, now called
309:bodies tend to use the same shape, also known as a
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1666:Boutell, Charles (1914). Fox-Davies, A.C. (ed.).
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331:(late 15th century) is based on Old North French
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1569:. Springfield, Mass: G. & C. Merriam. 1913.
1175:. Houghton Mifflin Company. 2000. Archived from
797:: left side of shield when worn (viewer's right)
791:: right side of shield when worn (viewer's left)
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1548:
1512:"The Arms of Individuals in Same-Sex Marriages"
530:side ("German" or "Dutch" style), 15th century.
27:Main or focal element in an achievement of arms
1672:(11th ed.). London: Reeves & Turner.
514:style (square top, rounded base), 15th century
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386:(d. 1226) is still of a more elongated form.
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1273:, Tiroler Landesarchiv, Innsbruck (c. 1400).
54:External devices in addition to the central
916:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
254:that forms the main or focal element in an
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542:Scroll-eared top, lobed base, 16th century
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1729:Woodward, John; Burnett, George (1892) .
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384:William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
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1665:
1602:Friar, Stephen (1987). "Inescutcheon".
1566:Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1540:
1139:"to alleviate, lighten", from the verb
14:
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970:escutcheon, a wide form of shield (or
718:As a result of rulings of the English
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1735:. Edinburgh: W. & A. B. Johnson.
1628:"The Austerlitz or 'Maréchaux' Table"
1601:
1494:
1387:from the original on 12 February 2014
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389:The shield on the enamel monument to
1634:from the original on 4 December 2021
914:adding citations to reliable sources
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1689:Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909).
1606:. London: Alphabooks. p. 194.
1448:from the original on 15 April 2024.
1131:The term derives from the compound
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1377:"Kate Middleton gets coat of arms"
1356:from the original on 19 April 2011
1211:from the original on 12 April 2020
285:commonly used for arms granted to
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1583:from the original on 28 June 2022
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1695:. London: T.C. & E.C. Jack.
1669:The Handbook to English Heraldry
1522:from the original on 9 July 2019
1375:Bates, Stephen (19 April 2011).
1328:d'Hozier, Louis Pierre (1865) .
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1006:Console from Chichester tomb,
803:Dexter Chief: top-right corner
432:of the trussed timber roof of
355:, showing an early triangular
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1743:– via Internet Archive.
1549:Woodward & Burnett (1892)
1438:"The Arms of Women, a Decree"
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578:"Polish" style, 17th century
349:William Longespée the Younger
3062:(metal in the United States)
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1604:A New Dictionary of Heraldry
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602:"French" style, 17th century
470:"Norman" style, 13th century
7:
1718:Grazebrook, George (1890).
964:diplomatic emblem of France
957:diplomatic emblem of France
854:Richard, Duke of Gloucester
498:Square ("Old French") shape
397:, at about the time of the
291:Canadian Heraldic Authority
10:
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1495:Fearn, Jacqueline (1980).
1299:Szymański, Józef (2001) .
1096:Armorial général de France
985:
955:escutcheon as used in the
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827:Sinister Base: bottom-left
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824:Dexter Base: bottom-right
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1483:The Arms of Women (2002)
1471:The Arms of Women (2002)
1459:The Arms of Women (2002)
1425:The Arms of Women (2002)
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806:Middle Chief: top-middle
3300:List of oldest heraldry
1269:21 October 2018 at the
978:table, commissioned by
626:oval or "Iberian" shape
266:within a coat of arms.
1516:college-of-arms.gov.uk
1120:Swiss mediation period
1014:The term "console" in
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856:) as an inescutcheon
754:to describe where a
510:"Square Iberian" or
380:William II Longespée
287:Aboriginal Canadians
3312:Heraldry portal
2739:Hastings/Hungerford
2026:Crowns and coronets
1998:National traditions
818:Point: exact middle
638:Lozenge shape (see
458:, 12th/13th century
428:can be seen in the
410:early modern period
403:Order of the Garter
353:Salisbury Cathedral
256:achievement of arms
174:Heraldry portal
2696:Waterlily/Seeblatt
1920:Ancient and modern
1122:(1803–1815).
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