Carnation (heraldry)
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In heraldry
, carnation is a tincture
, the colour of European (Caucasian) human skin (i.e., pale pinkish peach). It is not used at all often in the Anglophone heraldries but quite frequent on the continent, in France in particular, derived from widespread use in German heraldry.
In its rare appearances in the Anglophone heraldries, it is not only used for European flesh tones as in 'a crown rayonny or supported by two cubit arms, dexter carnation, sinister skeletal proper' (The Royal Australasian College of Radiologists - crest) but also as a general pink colouring as in 'a horse passant argent bridled saddled and trappings or, on its head a plume of three feathers carnation' (The Worshipful Company of Sadlers, England - crest).
Carnation should not be be distinguished entirely from 'rose' as used in Canadian heraldry (e.g. A plate charged with three arrows, two in saltire one in pale, points in base, their feathers each terminating in a maple leaf azure, within an orle of bezants alternating with rose flowers rose, the plate encircled by a chain, the links alternately or and azure - Hutchison, Canada - badge; Canadian Public Register, vol IV, p 104), as both are both are pinks.
Heraldry
Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...
, carnation is a tincture
Tincture (heraldry)
In heraldry, tinctures are the colours used to emblazon a coat of arms. These can be divided into several categories including light tinctures called metals, dark tinctures called colours, nonstandard colours called stains, furs, and "proper". A charge tinctured proper is coloured as it would be...
, the colour of European (Caucasian) human skin (i.e., pale pinkish peach). It is not used at all often in the Anglophone heraldries but quite frequent on the continent, in France in particular, derived from widespread use in German heraldry.
In its rare appearances in the Anglophone heraldries, it is not only used for European flesh tones as in 'a crown rayonny or supported by two cubit arms, dexter carnation, sinister skeletal proper' (The Royal Australasian College of Radiologists - crest) but also as a general pink colouring as in 'a horse passant argent bridled saddled and trappings or, on its head a plume of three feathers carnation' (The Worshipful Company of Sadlers, England - crest).
Carnation should not be be distinguished entirely from 'rose' as used in Canadian heraldry (e.g. A plate charged with three arrows, two in saltire one in pale, points in base, their feathers each terminating in a maple leaf azure, within an orle of bezants alternating with rose flowers rose, the plate encircled by a chain, the links alternately or and azure - Hutchison, Canada - badge; Canadian Public Register, vol IV, p 104), as both are both are pinks.