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A "Final" Heraldic Work from the Burrell Collection, Glasgow
To "end" our tour of some of the heraldic holdings of the Burrell Collection (yes, I know it's taken a long time to get through this, but they have a lot of stuff there!), I thought I'd finish up with...
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The Heraldry of a Fine Old Scottish Home
The day after our tours of the University of Glasgow, the Kelvingrove Art Galleries, Provands Lordship, Glasgow Cathedral, and the Burrell Collection, those of us who had signed up for it were taken on...
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Heraldry in Craufurdland Castle
The Craufurds of Craufurdland may live in a very old, historical* castle, but while it is historical, it is also their home, as you can see as soon as you walk in the front door ... ... where you are...
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Howison Arms in Craufurdland Castle
Further on into Craufurdland Castle, we saw several more examples of the Howison coat of arms.First was this very nice painting/plaque, done with supporters standing on the motto scroll beneath the...
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Craufurd and Howison Arms in Craufurdland Castle
On our way to the library (with the armorial silver basin and ewer set) we passed a couple of old chairs with embroidered heraldry upon them.And no, I didn't even attempt to sit on them! I did,...
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Some Really Impressive Heraldic Gifts
If you are going to have a specially-commissioned (heraldic) gift made for someone, you will probably want to go "all out," wouldn't you?In this particular instance, the Craufurds of Craufurdland...
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A Royal Ceiling
In the portion of Craufurdland Castle they call "the Laird's house," which was built in the 1600s, there is the King Charles Room. It is named that because of the ornate plaster ceiling which contains,...
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A Pleasant "Little" House in Scotland's Countryside
The next stop on our heraldic tour of Scotland was Dumfries House in Ayrshire. Alas, I'm not going to be able to share with any but a very little of the heraldry we saw there, as the House is owned by...
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Banners at Dumfries House
Above the main entrance to Dumfries House, atop the pediment with the achievement of arms that I discussed in my last post, is a flagpole with the Dumfries House Flag.A sign nearby entitled "Dumfries...
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Badges From Two Different Traditions
Parked outside Dumfries House while we were visiting there was a passenger van emblazoned with two different badges.One of the two badges was, naturally enough, that of Dumfries House:consisting of a...
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To Whom Do These Arms Belong?
It's always interesting, visiting an art and/or antique store I've never been to before, because you just never know what you're going to find.We've been looking lately for a painting or other art...
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21st Century Attributed Arms
It's funny, sometimes, how you'll see something and it will just make a connection in your mind to something that you hadn't thought about much before.In this specific case, it had been pointed out to...
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When Is An "Improvement" Not Necessarily An Improvement?
I ran across an article on the internet recently that talked about graphic designer Vladan Pavlovic and his proposed a new visual identity for the Republic of Serbia. He wanted to explore how a new...
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Family Heraldry in a Small Scottish Church
To return to our heraldic tour of Scotland following last year's International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences, our next stop was the lovely little St. Cuthbert's Church in Dalmeny,...
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A Primrose-Cressy Achievement on St. Cuthbert's Church, Dalmeny
Clearly related to the displays of Lord Rosebery's arms inside St. Cuthbert's Church in Dalmeny, is a carved stone memorial set into the side of the church's exterior:Looking more closely, the memorial...
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Primrose, Maybe?
A minor heraldic mystery at St. Cuthbert's Church in Dalmeny, Scotland, is the coat of arms carved into one of the corbels there.The arms are clearly (and nicely!) carved as Two chevronels between...
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Stained Glass Heraldry
There are three beautiful stained glass windows in St. Cuthbert's Church in Dalmeny, Scotland.These windows - of the Madonna and Holy Child, St. Theresa, and St. Margaret - were commissioned in memory...
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An Heraldic Stray in Scotland?
Continuing our tour of St. Cuthbert's Church in Dalmeny, Scotland, we ran across this 1985 grant of arms from Lord Lyon King of Arms Malcolm Innes of Edingight.It's a grant of municipal arms to the...
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Embroidered Arms
I didn't discuss this piece of heraldic embroidery when I first discussed the heraldry of the organ loft in St. Cuthbert's Church in Dalmeny, Scotland, on September 25, 2017...
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Same Arms, Different Media
There are two displays of the same coat of arms at St. Cuthbert's Church in Dalmeny, Scotland.The display in the interior of St. Cuthbert's is another work of embroidery, and bears the legend "Stewart...
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