As part of the display at the Merchant Taylors Hall during the residents festival, there were a number of craft workers sharing their skills and showing some of their work.
My attention was attracted by this piece of work which was based on the Coat of Arms in the stained glass that I posted yesterday. I thought it was a rather impressive interpretation.
Great capture of this nice needle work.
( Nothing is for free in this world. We have the discusion of those windmills ever returns what the have coast on energy to build them.)
Thank you all for your lovely comments, they are very much appreciated.
The two camels either side of the shield are something of a mystery, though some notes about the crest give the following speculation.
"The camels first appear as supporters in 1586, but it is clear that the animal was already an established symbol of the Company. A camel was in fact an habitual feature of Merchant Taylors' pageants in the sixteenth century, and it may be that the beast was intended as a reference to the eastern trade of the Merchant Company, as was the camel crest of the Grocers, but no evidence has been found to confirm this. It has also been speculated that the camels are a further reference to St. John Baptist, who, according to tradition, often is shown as wearing a came fur cloak. The exact origin thus is not clear."
Ian
February 8th, 2022
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( Nothing is for free in this world. We have the discusion of those windmills ever returns what the have coast on energy to build them.)
Thank you all for your lovely comments, they are very much appreciated.
The two camels either side of the shield are something of a mystery, though some notes about the crest give the following speculation.
"The camels first appear as supporters in 1586, but it is clear that the animal was already an established symbol of the Company. A camel was in fact an habitual feature of Merchant Taylors' pageants in the sixteenth century, and it may be that the beast was intended as a reference to the eastern trade of the Merchant Company, as was the camel crest of the Grocers, but no evidence has been found to confirm this. It has also been speculated that the camels are a further reference to St. John Baptist, who, according to tradition, often is shown as wearing a came fur cloak. The exact origin thus is not clear."
Ian