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Miscellaneous Other Objects

Included on this page are miscellaneous charges that do not fit into the other broad categories. They range from spurs and church bells to buckles and rainbows. Also shown are more plain symbols such as the mullet and the fylfot. These charges can be found on a variety of family crests.

Architectural Charges

  • arches
    arches

  • castle
    castle

  • church-bell
    church-bell

  • tower
    tower

  • tower triple towered
    tower triple towered

Celestial Charges

  • crescent
    crescent

  • increscent
    increscent

  • decrescent
    decrescent

  • estiolle
    estiolle

  • mullet
    mullet

  • mullet pierced
    mullet pierced

  • mullet of six points
    mullet of six points

  • mullet of eight points
    mullet of eight points

  • rainbow
    rainbow

  • comet
    shooting star

  • sun
    sun in splendor

Clothing-related Charges

  • oval buckle
    oval buckle

  • circular buckle
    circular buckle

  • square buckle
    square buckle

  • lozenge-shaped buckle
    lozenge-shaped buckle

  • maunch
    maunch

  • spur
    spur

  • winged spur
    winged spur

Musical Charges

  • bugle-horn
    bugle-horn

  • bugle-horn stringed
    bugle-horn stringed

  • clarion
    clarion

  • harp
    harp

Occupational Charges

  • crosier
    crosier, or pastoral staff

  • hawk's bell
    hawk's bell

  • hawk's lure
    hawk's lure

  • fleam
    fleam

  • mill-rind
    mill-rind

  • palmer's staff
    palmer's staff

  • shuttle
    shuttle

  • woolpack
    woolpack

Various Other Charges

  • chess rook
    chess-rook

  • escarbuncle
    escarbuncle

  • fetterlock
    fetterlock

  • fylfot
    fylfot

  • staple
    staple