Tracings of the Royal Coat of Arms
Date
c.1925-1945
Level of description
Item
Scope and content
Two tracings showing 'pricked and pounced' versions of the Royal Coat of Arms. The function of the Royal Coat of Arms is to identify the person who is head of state. The Royal School of Needlework (previously the Royal School of Art Needlework) often had commissions from the crown and from government and other institutions to produce embroidered versions of the Royal Coat of Arms. The Royal School of Needlework as an organisation with royal patronage also used the Royal Coat of Arms on its own products, these small versions may have been used in that way.
The shield is supported by the English lion on the left and Scottish unicorn on the right and is surmounted by the Royal crown. Below it appears the motto of the Sovereign, Dieu et mon droit ('God and my right').
Pricking and pouncing' is the transfer method used by the Royal School of Needlework. The tracing is pricked with a needle and then pouncing powder is applied to the back to transfer the design through the small holes.
The shield is supported by the English lion on the left and Scottish unicorn on the right and is surmounted by the Royal crown. Below it appears the motto of the Sovereign, Dieu et mon droit ('God and my right').
Pricking and pouncing' is the transfer method used by the Royal School of Needlework. The tracing is pricked with a needle and then pouncing powder is applied to the back to transfer the design through the small holes.
Reference code
D14/002
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