I’m working on a somewhat strange addition to the presidential series. This is my emblazonment of a coat of arms, a print of which hangs in Woodrow Wilson’s office in his post-presidential house in Washington. When I was there a while back, I confirmed with the staff that it was there in his time. There is no evidence that I’ve been able to find that he ever made any other use of the arms, and they are in fact not his but those of the Wilson baronets of Eastbourne, Sussex, apparently totally unrelated although there are many other Wilsons who bear similar coats with wolves either rampant or salient and three estoiles or mullets.
Anyway, for what it’s worth.
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I’ll bet it was a gift from some acquaintance who fell for the ol’ bucketshop
Very nice emblazonment Joe!
Jeffrey Boyd Garrison;95232 wrote:
Very nice emblazonment Joe!
Thanks very much. Other than the somewhat leonine paws, I was very happy with the wolfishness of the wolf.
Very nice illustration and a very interesting anecdote about how our presidents are just like most of us.
I meant to add that Edith Wilson had hanging in her bedroom an embroidery of the arms of Bolling, her paternal ancestors: "Sable an inescutcheon Ermine within an orle of eight martlets Argent."
http://www.americanheraldry.org/pages/uploads/Roll/bolling.gif
Edith was the 5 x great-granddaughter of Colonel Robert Bolling of Kippax (1646-1709), member of the House of Burgesses, who bore these arms.
Joseph McMillan;95237 wrote:
Thanks very much. Other than the somewhat leonine paws, I was very happy with the wolfishness of the wolf.
Well, I like the shading in particular… just subtle enough to be unobtrusive and gives a bit of "life" to the charge.
Nice artwork, however questionable the ownership may be…
Joseph McMillan;95237 wrote:
Other than the somewhat leonine paws
They are pretty fine, leonine just enough to be properly heraldic