Talk:Escutcheon (heraldry)

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The article stated:

"In the German army under the Nazi reign,"

which I changed to:

"In the German army under the National Socialist regime,"

since it didn't seem to be the proper phrasing to fit as a encyclopaedic entry. --Carrac 21:50, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Use of 'Escutcheon' in electronics industry

While working for a telecommunications company, the term Escutcheon was used to describe the self-adhesive labels that were applied to two-way radio housings, prior to positioning of the control knobs. The dials for these knobs were printed on the labels (e.g. volume scale and channel number). The labels had holes corresponding to the shafts of the potentiometers and rotary switches to which the knobs were affixed. I presume therefore that an Escutcheon can be the label used on any instrumentation panel, on which the necessary markings for dials and knobs are printed.

--JAH 14:36, 3 August 2006 (UTC)JAH[reply]

This article is about the escutheon used in heraldry. That sounds like something for Escutcheon (disambiguation). Well, actually, it looks like it has already been addressed there anyway. Wilhelm Meis (Quatsch!) 07:35, 21 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Image Request

Requested an image to illustrate what shape an Escutcheon is. Although, would I be correct in saying that the image from the template above, Image:PB Scrope CoA.png, is an Escutcheon? --Aqua 22:25, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This seems well illustrated now. --pfctdayelise (talk) 14:18, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation

How is "escutcheon" pronounced? Could someone please put the pronunciation in the article with IPA? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.214.134.233 (talk) 22:22, 26 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Done. The tone of the "u" does vary from speaker to speaker though, and I've typically heard it pronounced [ɪ'sku:tʃən] (a "long u") which is closer to the latin root word. 206.173.243.159 (talk) 02:20, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Number Eleven

In the figure, the escutcheon nº 11 is from Spain. The Portuguese escutcheon is quite different. An extra note for the author of the page: Portugal and Spain are two independent and distinct countries. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.90.205.238 (talk) 14:58, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean the shape of the shield, or the colors on it (which resemble the flag of Spain)? —Tamfang (talk) 02:53, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Blazon

How would you call the blazoned shield in a coat of arms? "Shield" or "escutcheon" refers to the shape and not the content, whereas "coat of arms" includes the motto, the crest, the helmet, etc. Would you use the term "blazon shield", or "shield blazon", or another suggestion? Liam D (talk) 18:49, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]