Newton of Pownall fell upon his pun more easily when he displayed a fine new tun of gold in his green escutcheon.
Newton of Pownall: Vert, a tun in fess Or.
Tun: noun; a large beer or wine cask.
The diary of a Heraldry Addict
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Heraldic Puns abound in Cheshire - Standish
Sitting nicely in the fifth group, in which the names of the bearers suggest some quality of the charges, the allusiveness of the arms is na...
Popular Posts
-
Readers of this weblog will be well aware that I have grave concerns over the lack of any lawful authority behind the acts of the so called... -
The armorial bearings newly devised and used by the "Office of the Chief Herald of Malta". You may be aware that earlier in... -
It has come to my attention, perhaps rather late in the day (closing date for responses was 29th June 2020), that Kenya is striving to re...
No comments:
Post a comment