Lamp (heraldry)
In heraldry, the lamp is a heraldic figure . A handy, portable container is shown as a fuel tank with a small licking flame on the wick or a small opening. The term lamp stands for miner's lamp , gel light , frog light or light, for oil lamp and similar devices. In the coat of arms , the shape of a very flat “sauce pot” with a flame on the pouring spout has spread. All colors are possible, but gold and silver dominate. In the case of mine lights, the miner's toughness or tools are often in the shield, especially since in mining regions a miner and his light are primarily shown. On a seal on documents from Sulzburg and Todtnau there is said to have been a depiction, albeit a miner with a torch, around 1283 to 1423.
The third form, lanterns, particularly shows the slender cylindrical tall portable lamps that have a glass over the flame and occasionally a protective grille. The heraldic rules of coloration also apply here.
oil lamp
oil lamp
Miner's lamp
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* Note: The term lamp is used incorrectly in heraldry. The term lamp would be correct, but from a historical point of view, lamp should continue to be used in heraldry.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Federal Institute for Soil Research: Supplements to the Geological Yearbook. Issues 29–31, Verlag Amt für Bodenforschung, 1957, p. 248.
