From Lowe's Curiosities of Heraldry: “It does not seem to have occured to these allegorizing worthies that the tincture of a charge may be diametrically opposed to the signification assigned to the charge itself. For example, the coat ‘Vert, a bull's head or’ by the armilogical rules cited above, would signify, as to the tinctures, pleasure and joy, while as to the charge it would mean rage and fury. Again, ‘Purpure, a wolf argent’ would mean ‘a wrangler with a peacable disposition!!’”
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There was also some pseudo-heraldry in downtown Lufkin, Texas. In this case, it was the coat of arms-like logo of the Law Office of Paul A. Robbins.
The crest here (above the helmet) reminds me of nothing quite so much as the crest of the Dukes of Hamilton (below), a saw cutting through the trunk of a tree issuant from a crest coronet.
Yes, the tree in the Hamilton crest is an oak tree, but I don't see any acorns in the crest on the arms-like logo of the law office (not even on the higher resolution photo), so I was hesitant to identify it as an oak tree.
The tree seems to be a oak tree.
ReplyDeleteYes, the tree in the Hamilton crest is an oak tree, but I don't see any acorns in the crest on the arms-like logo of the law office (not even on the higher resolution photo), so I was hesitant to identify it as an oak tree.
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