[MR] question on heraldic beasts

[Tina Paxton]

on 10/30/03 11:52 PM, Karen at karen_larsdatter at yahoo.com wrote:

> Cristiane asked:
> 
>> I have decided to embark upon making feast gear for the upcoming 12th
>> Night Challenges (feast gear and salt cellar) containing heraldic
>> beasts. Thus, my question: was it practice to decorate one's
>> tableware with such beasts even if they are not part of your device
>> and/or badge?
> 
> Well, it does depend on what you are planning on doing, and in what
> style you plan on doing it, etc. :) but some of the following might be
> inspiring to you in terms of ideas for decorated feast gear with
> heraldic beasts.
> 
> 
[snipping great information]
 
> Okay, I think that's about enough prattling for me for today. ;)
> 
> Karen

{waving frantically at Lady Karen in hopes she still remembers me...}

Great information as usual, Lady Karen!  You are an amazing source of
information!

Well, the device I have designed for myself (still not filed, alas) is
"ermine, purpure fretty" so I have no heraldic beast of my own (I have
beasts of my own but they aren't heraldic!).  But, seeing as my feast gear
needs pepping up and there are those competitions at 12th Night and I love
the challenge....I want to contribute something to the competitions (besides
my research paper on knitting in Scotland).  I would hate to decorate my
tableware with heraldic beasts that one might assume were my
device/badge/whatever.  Thus, the origin of my inquiry.  Perhaps it would be
better to focus on the salt cellar competition and decorate my other
tableware in other more appropriate ways?  I'll decide for sure after
looking through all the links you have provided.

How do you find all those links, anyway?  I googled and didn't turn those up
at all....me thinks My Lady has a secret pact with the internet gods?

YIS,