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Escutcheon is the term used in Heraldry for the Shield displayed in a Coat Of Arms . An inescutcheon is a smaller escutcheon borne within a larger escutcheon. The escutcheon shape is based on the Medieval shields that were used by Knight s in combat. Since this shape has been regarded as a war-like device appropriate to men only, ladies customarily bear their coat of arms upon a Lozenge , or diamond-shape, while clergymen bear theirs on a Cartouche , or oval.

Derived from its meaning in heraldy, the term "escutcheon" can be used to represent a family and its honour. A family member who does something shameful can be described as a "blot on the escutcheon."


OTHER MEANINGS

  • An escutcheon is also an item of Door Furniture . In this case, it is an architectural item that surrounds a keyhole or lock cylinder. Escutcheons are mainly decorative; they draw the eye to the keyhole, but some help to protect a lock cylinder from drilling, snapping etc.

  • An escutcheon is also used in bathroom plumbing. It is the chrome plate behind a knob on a shower's temperature and water flow control.

  • In the German army under the Nazi reign, military awards worn on the sleeve near the shoulder were also called escutcheon or shields.

  • On ships, the escutcheon is the name plate on the rear of the vessel.

  • Military escutcheon, a Chromolithography depicting the military record of a veteran, which were produced in the United States from the end of the Civil War until about 1907. {Link without Title}