Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Basket

See also: Basket in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.

Bread Basket §

A baked loaf of bread.

Default orientation: fesswise. Proper coloration: brown.

Source: A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry. Artist: James or Irene Parker.

Urinal In A Basket §

A phial of bodily fluid caried in a wire enclosure. Visual analysis of a patient's urine was an important diagnostic tool in medieval medicine.

Default orientation: upright. No proper coloration.

Source: Heraldry For the Local Historian and Genealogist. Artist unknown. (Arms of Dr Louys Caerlyon, 1483.)

Winnowing Basket §

A hand-held breeze-maker used to separate grains of wheat from their accompanying chaff.

Default orientation: handle to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Wappenbuch der Arlberg-Bruderschaft. Artist: Vigil Raber. (Page 323.)

Hand-Basket §

A woven container for domestic or agricultural use.

Default orientation: upright. No proper coloration.

Source: A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry. Artist: James or Irene Parker.