British Armorial Bindings - leopards faces (4)

Holles, Gervase (1606 - 1675) (Stamp 1)

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:44:06 +0000

Owner:

Holles, Gervase

Height:

86mm

Width:

61mm

Full Heraldic Description:

Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. Ermine two piles (Holles) 2 & 3. A cross between four leopards faces (Kingston) impaling Barry of eight ermine and [gules] (Kirketon) Crest A moor's head couped at the shoulders wreathed about the temples Legend INSIGNIA • GERVASII • HOLLES • ARM • ET • DOROTHEÆ • KIRKETON • VXORIS • EIVS

Arms:

Quarterly 1 & 4. Ermine two piles (Holles) 2 & 3. A cross between four leopards faces (Kingston) impaling Barry of eight ermine and [gules] (Kirketon)

Quarterings:

1 & 4. Ermine two piles (Holles) 2 & 3. A cross between four leopards faces (Kingston)

Impalement:

Barry of eight ermine and [gules] (Kirketon)

Crest:

A moor's head couped at the shoulders wreathed about the temples

Legend:

Insignia Gervasii Holles arm et Dorotheæ Kirketon uxoris eius

Heraldic Charges:

Stamp Key:

IHOL004_s1

Christ Church Oxford (Stamp 2)

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:41:31 +0000

Owner:

Christ Church Oxford

Height:

67mm

Width:

60mm

Full Heraldic Description:

Arms Sable on a cross engrailed argent a lion passant between four leopards faces on a chief or a rose between two Cornish choughs Hat of a Cardinal Legend ÆDES CHRISTI IN ACAD OXON

Arms:

Sable on a cross engrailed argent a lion passant between four leopards faces on a chief or a rose between two Cornish choughs

Legend:

Ædes Christi in Acad Oxon

Heraldic Charges:

chief, on a

Cornish choughs (2)

cross engrailed, on a

leopards faces (4)

lion passant

rose

Stamp Key: