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Williamsburg Governor's Palace 4
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Uploaded: 11/20/14 2:50 PM GMT
Williamsburg Governor's Palace 4
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Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Throughout the Governor's Palace, built when Virginia was one of the British colonies, reminders of the king's control were abundant. As with each of the public rooms, here above the arched doorway from the entry chamber to the dining and ball rooms, was a royal crest.
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::mirto56
11/20/14 2:58 PM GMT
That's some mighty fine wood work. Not many today can reproduce this level of craftsmanship. Nice details on the crest, Thad
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So ornate, very nice. =^..^=tigs♥
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Our hurry up and get it done society of today, can't replicate this type of beauty Thad.
Great shot.
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Great shot.
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That is some fancy schmancy woodwork! Just the cost of it alone around that doorway is probably worth more than everything I own. Love the crest, too. Nice shot, Thad.
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A beautiful & ornate royal crest. Love the detailed wood work too. Wonderful capture, Thad.
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Wonderful detail and beautiful glowing wood Thad - Williamsburg is one of my favorite places and I remember these buildings so well.
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"What a desolate place would be a world without a flower!
It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome." A.J. Balfour
The brass crest looks grand on that fine woodwork. Nice one Thad.
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Thad, I'm amazed again for your good eyes for details reflecting in this very good image.
With respect to the crest: Noblesse oblige, lol.
With respect to the crest: Noblesse oblige, lol.
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The details in this image are wonderful...the expert craftsmanship in the wood working and the intricacies of the crest. Crests are an interesting subject all by themselves. This one has a harp, for example, which must have some meaning.
Great capture!
Great capture!
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Queen Anne had a crest as Queen of England. But in 1707, she had a crest made as Queen of Great Britain. The latter is the crest in your photo.
In 1707, the union was heraldically expressed by the impalement, or placing side-by-side in the same quarter, of the arms of England and Scotland, which had previously been in different quarters.
The new arms were: Quarterly; I and IV, Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or (for England) impaling Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules (for Scotland); II, Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or (for France); III, Azure, a harp Or stringed Argent (for Ireland).
So the harp represented Ireland. Interesting.
In 1707, the union was heraldically expressed by the impalement, or placing side-by-side in the same quarter, of the arms of England and Scotland, which had previously been in different quarters.
The new arms were: Quarterly; I and IV, Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or (for England) impaling Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules (for Scotland); II, Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or (for France); III, Azure, a harp Or stringed Argent (for Ireland).
So the harp represented Ireland. Interesting.
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Superb detail and rich colour in this coat of arms, the wood work back then was outstanding.
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