A little busy but not bad for civic arms. except for the date on the mural crown in the crest.
Were these devised locally or by the English CoA? And if the latter, was the date on the mural crown part of the devisal or added locally later?
Michael F. McCartney;101258 wrote:
A little busy but not bad for civic arms. except for the date on the mural crown in the crest.
Were these devised locally or by the English CoA? And if the latter, was the date on the mural crown part of the devisal or added locally later?
See the link provided by Seb: "Marion Arendell Parrot, a local lawyer and officer of parachute artillery, was stationed in England during World War II. During this time, he was fascinated by the fact that all of the towns in England had their own Arms, Seal, and Flag. Since Kinston would soon celebrate its 200th anniversary, Parrott, in 1958, began to attempt to get Kinston it own Arms, Seal, and Flag. In 1960, for the first time in its 500 years of existence, the College of Arms in London, England, presented Armorial Bearing to a town in the United States of America, Kinston."
According to the description in the book, the base should be wavy Azure and Argent rather than Azure and Or, and the illustration in the book, which has the look of being the College of Arms original, shows the date on the mural crown carved or embossed (i.e., in relief).
Joe is certainly correct that the illustration of the armorial bearings of the town of Kinston found in Nina Moore’s book ‘Kinston’ is indeed from its execution and style taken directly from the Kinston’s Letters Patent from the College of Arms. It is certainly a style I recognize from the hand and brush of one of the herald painters who worked at the College in the 1950’s/1960’s.
With every good wish
John
