t tincture of a Field is a fur, theWreath is formed by combining either the metal or colour ofwhich such fur consists with the tincture of the principalCharge, or vice versa. Thus, if a (oat of Arms were Ermine ;a Fess gules, the AVreath would be argent, and gnles ; ifthe Coat were Ermine; a Fess… … Fig. 348. Wreath with embroidery, and sometimes with precious stones.The Bascinet of Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland(fig. 348), who died during the reign of King Henrv theSixth, is thus adorned in his effigy in Staindrop ChurchDurham. Around the Bascinets of Sir Edmund deThorpe, in Ashwelthorpe…
Heraldry
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