English: Fig. 745. If a husband be a knight of an order (contrasted to a Knight Bachelor), the ensigns of that order are personal to himself, and cannot be shared with his wife. Consequently two shields are employed. On the dexter shield are the arms of the husband with the circle of his order of knighthood, and on the sinister shield are the arms of the husband impaling the arms of the wife. Some meaningless decoration, usually a wreath of oak-leaves, is placed round the sinister shield to "balance," from the artistic point, the ribbon, or the ribbon and collar, as the case may be, of the order of knighthood of the husband.
This image comes from the Project Gutenberg archives. This is an image that has come from a book or document for which the American copyright has expired and this image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other countries.
Note: Not all works on Project Gutenberg are in the public domain. Some public domain works may have trademark restrictions where all references to the Project Gutenberg must be removed unless the following text is prominently displayed according to The Full Project Gutenberg License in Legalese (normative):
This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net.
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
=={{int:filedesc}}== {{Information |description={{en|Fig. 745. If a husband be a knight of an order (contrasted to a Knight Bachelor), the ensigns of that order are personal to himself, and cannot be shared with his wife. Consequently two shields are e...