A very attractive coat of arms from Denstville Lodge 398 of Charleston, SC.
http://www.dentsville398.org/images/dentsville20.gif
Imagine: a lodge whose arms don’t scream MASONS!
And another one, from down the road in Charleston, Landmark Lodge No. 76.
http://landmarklodge.org/images/landmarkCOARevB450w.png
The blazon, "Azure, on a chevron inverted Or, between a pelican rampant vulning herself argent and a palmetto of the same, seven crescents purpure," leaves a little to be desired, but not a bad design.
There are many.
Including mine.
Friendship Lodge No. 7, Chepachet, RI:
http://www.friendshiplodge7.com/images/coat_of_arms_nmfi.jpg
I sure hope those lions in the second quarter are Or and not Gules.
VERY hard to tell, Joseph. The shield is an impalement, the dexter being the arms of theGrand Lodge of Rhode Island & the Providence Plantations. I am not familiar with the sinister arms. Perhaps one of the founders of the Lodge. Not good heraldry.
Doug Welsh;63069 wrote:
There are many.
Including mine.
So…. share…..
Doug Welsh;63084 wrote:
VERY hard to tell, Joseph. The shield is an impalement, the dexter being the arms of theGrand Lodge of Rhode Island & the Providence Plantations. I am not familiar with the sinister arms. Perhaps one of the founders of the Lodge. Not good heraldry.
I hadn’t realized the RI Grand Lodge had such simple, classic arms; thanks. I notice that on the GL home page, they show the castles Argent—is that just an old emblazonment that’s been changed, or what? Obviously Gules on Or is heraldically preferable.
Magnolia Lodge No. 5, Washington, DC:
(Doesn’t seem to want hotlinks; check out http://www.magnolialodge.org/newsite/blazon.htm
The design’s a little complex for my taste, but the artwork is nice.
Joseph McMillan;63089 wrote:
So…. share…..
I’ve been looking for an image.
We have a banner, but no arms. One side of the banner is a representation of a number of items from one of our Lectures. The reverse is the Standard of HRH Prince Edward Augustus Duke of Kent & Strathearn, etc. The Royal Arms of the UK bearing a label of three points, the centre point charged with a cross Gules and the 1st and 3rd points charged with a fleur de lys Azure. The Lodge was founded in 1815 by a number of officers and men of the Royal Artillery, 4th Batt., which was in garrison in Halifax for over 20 years. The present banner in our possession is the original, and sadly, in very bad shape, largely due to oxidised paints.
Joseph McMillan;63090 wrote:
I hadn’t realized the RI Grand Lodge had such simple, classic arms; thanks. I notice that on the GL home page, they show the castles Argent—is that just an old emblazonment that’s been changed, or what? Obviously Gules on Or is heraldically preferable.
In the 18th Century, many Provincial and District Grand Lodges were set up, and most of them "borrowed" arms from the parent "at home", which would have been England, Scotland or Ireland. They each have arms based on one or more of the earliest recorded arms for the relevant Guild or Incorporation. I have seen that same design rendered in various colours, to mark differences. Frankly, nowhere near enough of the Grand Lodges had any idea what they were doing when they adopted arms, crests or seals. Of the several English Grand Lodges (more than 9, total) most bore arms that were similar to those born by their ancient forebears.