Outdoor Family Crest?

4 months ago

last modified: 4 months ago

Curious if anyone knows anything about either this crest in particular, or outdoor family crests in general? Were these common additions to home exteriors during a certain period?

This is a tudor style home built in 1926 (DFW area). Not sure if this is likely original to the home or a more recent addition?

The crest reads ”Semper Nomen” which sounds fairly generic and hasn’t yielded anything obvious from online searches.

The 4 graphical depictions seem to refer (from upper left moving clockwise) to: The Order of the Golden Fleece/professional clothiers, a tree (fairly generic in heraldry?), the See of York (perhaps?), and the House of Courtenay.

any information would be greatly appreciated!

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misecretary
4 months ago
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HU-227031627
3 months ago
Call the former owners and ask them
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beesneeds
3 months ago
Yes, find out from the previous owners if you can. But I would hazard a guess that it is modern by the way it's made. Always a name indeed. Not the See of York- the crown is wrong, but it is a popularish motif. Not sure that's the golden fleece either, it's not the right shape or positioning.
HU-227031627
3 months ago
last modified: 3 months ago
Maybe prior owners went on a trip to Europe and decided to add a crest to the house for fun and decided it was too much work and/or destructive to brick to remove when they moved. It looks like tin to me and of a fairly recent vintage. I would think a 1926 piece would not have cut in scrolls but actual scrolls and be more heavy/substantial. It looks good in the spot and is pretty. I just question whether it is historical.
beesneeds
3 months ago
It could also be that the prior owners were rennies- Scarborough is DFW area.