[ANSTHRLD] Question on Animal holding something...

Tim McDaniel tmcd at panix.com
Mon Nov 12 08:03:53 PST 2007


Teceangl wrote:
> It's period to have critters hold things, but fairly rare. The most
> common was the mermaid holding a mirror and possibly a comb.

Or a Paschal lamb, a lamb holding a banner.  I don't know whether a
tyger in her vanity (a tyger staring into a mirror) made it into
heraldry arms.  But I'd classify the Paschal lamb like a saint holding
the implements of their martyrdom -- it's how you *know* it's a PL.

Daniel de Lindo Colonia
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Tim McDaniel, tmcd at panix.com




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