Standard ermine was used routinely in period armory, while other color combinations were rare. Fur formed from a semy of ermine spots. Two contrasting tinctures. Blazoned "ermine" for sable spots on argent, "counter-ermine" for argent spots on sable, "erminois" for sable spots on Or, and "pean" for Or spots on sable. Any other combination is blazoned "tincture ermined tincture."
No default posture.
No default orientation.
No default tincture.
See also: Ermine in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.
Standard ermine was used routinely in period armory, while other color combinations were rare.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Standard ermine was used routinely in period armory, while other color combinations were rare.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
