Shield Semée

“When several charges appear in one shield, the number in each row is generally indicated - as, ‘three, two, and one,’ and these must be given in writing, not in figures; but when the numbers exceed six, they produce the appearance of a pattern, and the field so covered is said to be seméee with the charge in question."—Aveling, 1891

Keywords

shield, heraldry, coat of arms, charge, pattern, heraldic, escutcheon, semee

Galleries

Heraldry, Charges

Source

Aveling, S.T. Heraldry: Ancient and Modern (New York, NY: Frederick Warne and Co., 1891)

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