Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Barnacles

See also: Barnacles, pair of in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.

A mechanism for pinching the nose of a feisty horse to quiet it.

Pair of Barnacles (1) §

Default orientation: hinge to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Bergshammar Armorial. Artist unknown. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Pair of Barnacles (2) §

Default orientation: hinge to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: A Treatise on Heraldry British and Foreign. Artist unknown.

Pair of Barnacles (3) §

Default orientation: hinge to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Two Tudor Books of Arms. Artist: Robert Cooke. (From page 151, arms of Wylim Barnake.)

Pair of Barnacles (4) §

Default orientation: hinge to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Encyclopædia Heraldica. (Volume 3, plate IX.) Artist unknown.

Pair of Barnacles Extended §

Default orientation: hinge to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Encyclopædia Heraldica. (Volume 3, plate IX.) Artist unknown.