The Countess of Morcar’s coach door.
http://imageshack.com/a/img534/6606/3aze.jpg
Quarterly 1st and 4th Azure three garbs Or, 2nd and 3rd Sable fretty Azure; surtout Argent a lion rampant Or.
"...John Horner, 26, plumber, was brought up upon the charge of having upon the 22d inst., abstracted from the jewel-case of the Countess of Morcar the valuable gem known as the blue carbuncle…."
Dear Guy,
The arms as shown upon the door of the coach of the Countess of Morcar is a corruption of the arms of the baronetcy family of Gordon Cumming of Altyre and Gordonstown, Co. Moray.
As ever
John
liongam;101207 wrote:
Dear Guy,
The arms as shown upon the door of the coach of the Countess of Morcar is a corruption of the arms of the baronetcy family of Gordon Cumming of Altyre and Gordonstown, Co. Moray.
As ever
John
Dear John,
Thank you very much for the explanation. Since the adventure took place in England, I presumed English Arms:
Azure three garbs Or: Earl of Chester
Sable fretty Azure: Harrington
Of course, I can find no reference for the Argent a lion rampant Or! :D
Regards,
—Guy
The arms are definitely a variant of those of the Gordon Cummings of Altyre. Quarters 2&3 are for Penrose - Argent three bendlets Sable each charged with three roses of the field. The escutcheon should be the complete achievement of arms of the Gordons of Gordonstoun.
Below the illustration upon which I think the TV company based the arms (from Fox-Davies)
http://www7b.biglobe.ne.jp/~bprince/hr/foxdavies/img/pl_3.jpg
James
Ah. They simply took the lion from the crest and put it on the escutcheon.
Hi James, and thanks for posting the illustration!
Ah!!!!! I see my error: I thought 2 & 3 were Sable fretty.
—Guy
Watched Eisentein’s classic "Alexander Nevsky", in which Heraldry played a part, which is interesting knowing the Anti-Heraldic stance of the Soviet Government at the time - 1938. Among the Teutonic Knights one can see Crests and personal Arms on their Shields and the Banner of the Grand Master (which Historically is incorrect as the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order didn’t participate in the events). The "Russians" carries painted Banners and Shields displaying Lions Rampant. But this apperars only to be ornaments.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a5/Alexander_Nevsky_Poster.jpg
The Hero of the Movie Prince Alexander Nevsky, bearing a Lion Shield.
http://www.americanheraldry.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1394&stc=1&d=1421111293
I’ve been enjoying the show "Peaky Blinders" on Netflix. In it, the main characters own a pub called "The Garrison." In episode three of season two, I noticed a new sign out in front. Not too shabby.
Looks German to me.
I watched ‘Attack of the 50 Foot Woman’ (for some reason) and there’s a giant ghostly alien wearing distinctly medieval garb:
http://cdna.tid.al/4335a6046a70546ea93e1dc3f782fe1844d2d9b4_600.jpg
A recent episode of the series "Gotham" included a scene supposed to be in Wayne Manor. On the windows were coats of arms. I paused the scene and tried to blazon as best I could. Not sure if they were supposed to be the Wayne coat of arms or not.
Quarterly, 1. Argent, a cross Or; 2. Gyronny of four Gules and Azure; 3. Gules, on a cross Or fibrilated Sable, a cross Gules; 4. Or, three torteau
The crest was a crown Azure
I believe the fourth quarter are the arms of Courtenay
Given the length of this thread, I’m not sure if this one hasn’t been mentioned before, but some interesting heraldry in an unexpected place - Herbie Rides Again. :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC6yPwHMJoU
James
Somehow I don’t think this will make it into Joe’s serial essay…
Here’s some fictional heraldry from an old Egyptian movie; Salama fi Khair (English title Everything is Fine ( 1938 ), about Prince Kandahar (!) of the fictional country of Bloudestan who decides to switch places with Salama, a down-on-his-luck porter in a fabric store, while on a visit to Cairo. Marx Brothers-style antics ensue.
Anyway, during the early part of the movie, the Prince and his private secretary show Salama some currency and stamps from Bloudestan to prove their identity. I think the design for the "arms"/emblem of Bloudestan is interesting when seen in the context of the era of the film’s production, the Egyptian monarchy, which had a good heraldic heritage.
http://i.imgur.com/SbpGplx.png