Heraldry, Clothing and Jewelry
The use of Coats of Arms on ladies gowns showed the way to a more peaceful and less warlike role for Heraldry. Heraldic emblems came to signify ownership in Tudor times. Just as the retainers of the medieval lords wore their lords’ badges on their jerkins, so in more modern times the footmen and servants wore livery, the latter in the principal colors of the Coats of Arms of the employer, and the Arms themselves or the badge were often shown on the buttons of the servants. Coats of arms in this period were also evident on clothes and other personal possessions such as Jewelry, silver, china, and household tiles. Today many examples of Heraldry exist on silver, many containing...