Goutte

The tears, which are also called drop or French Goutte, are a common figure in heraldry and are usually depicted as small drop-shaped coat of arms image in a plural number. This design is suitable for sprinkling of plate surfaces or supporting documents heraldic motifs.

Blason and representation

Depending on the tincture, a distinction in the Blason different names for the common figure ( for example, drops in silver goutte d' eau, or water droplets called German ). If the drops shown in red color in the coat of arms, they should embody drop of blood.

On golden color plate tears are described as flames, flames.

Are the tears shown quite large and their number is small, so they are unheraldisch referred to as " bags ".

In the Gothic and the Renaissance, the Goutte were presented with wavy pages (see above). Recent representations have smoothed the sides and show the droplet fatter and more symmetrical.

Examples

A well-known example of a Goutte - Crest is the Cologne coat of arms. The eleven black ( tar ) drops ( in Cologne is called unheraldisch of " flames " or " tears " ) adorn the 16th century the city arms and actually represent dar. ermine tails

" Pockets" in the emblem of the administrative community Allerquelle

Real " bags " in the family coat of arms bags

Drops in the arms of salt mountains

Drops in the arms of Tarbek

Diocese of Bangor

Kangasala with seven ( 2, 2, 2, 1) tears