Furrier (heraldry)

Grauwerk ( Fehrückentafel used in skinning , semi-finished product made from actual skins)

Kürsch , also Fehwammen or Grauwerk , is one of the heraldic tinctures in heraldry and is a subgroup of heraldic fur , which is represented as scale-shaped, curled surfaces with undulating, interlocking lines.

Origin of the heraldic mark

Kürsch represents one of skins sewn together smoking article , earlier in the Skinning as Kürsch called, represents. Feh referred to in the fur trade, the fur of the gray squirrel Russia, the dewlap is the white peritoneum. The heraldic feud is derived from the former .

Furrier shield with three ermine tails in the post ( Bregenz ):

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  ancient, naturalistic representation

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  same, modern outline

Examples

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  Burgenland  AT

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  Hart-Purgstall  AT

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  Wokingham  GB: Rafters

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  Sankt Oswald bP  AT

See also

• ermine
• Feh

literature

• Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry . VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984, ISBN 3-411-02149-7 .