Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors
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WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF MERCHANT TAYLORS
London Guild
Established:
Official blazon
Arms : Argent, a pavilion imperial purple [i.e. crimson] garnished Or [lined ermine] between two mantles also imperial purple [lined ermine]; on a chief azure a lion passant [guardant] gold.
Crest: On a wreath argent and azure, On a mount vert a lamb argent in sunbeams Or. Mantled gules, doubled argent.
Supporters: On either side a camel Or.
Motto: Concordia parvae res crescunt.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on 23 December 1586 to replace an earlier grant of 23 October 1481.
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The arms on a Wills's cigarette card, 1913 |
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