[ANSTHRLD] CDs in fieldless armory

Wreath Sovereign of Arms wreath at heraldry.sca.org
Thu Mar 8 14:19:50 PST 2012


On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Randy Shipp <randyshipp at gmail.com> wrote:
> So, if someone wanted a ewer/pitcher as the sole charge on a fieldless
> badge, there's 1 CD automatically for field, so the only thing that
> could conflict would be any device or badge that had a ewer or pitcher
> as its sole charge in the same tincture, right?  So, "(Fieldless) A
> ewer sable," conflicts with "Argent, a ewer sable," or "Gyronny of
> eight gules and Or, a ewer sable," but does not conflict with any of
> the following?
>
> Argent, two ewers sable
> Argent, a goblet sable
> Argent, a ewer gules
> Argent, a ewer within a bordure sable.
>
> If it's not one, single ewer sable with no other charges there's no
> possibility of conflict, right?

Correct. The only possibility of conflict is one single sable
SOMETHING-THAT-CONFLICTS-WITH-AN ewer.

What conflicts with ewers? Heck if I know without digging. Synonyms of
ewers. Similarly-shaped things not otherwise distinguished in
heraldry. (Pitchers, jugs, etc)

-Emma



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