| Murrey | |
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| Class | Stain |
| Non-heraldic equivalent | Mulberry,Maroon |
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| Tricking abbr. | m., M. |
| Poetic designations | |
| Heavenly body | Dragon's Tail |
| Jewel | Sardonyx |
Inheraldry,murrey is a "stain", i. e. a non-standardtincture, that is a dark reddish purple colour. It is most proximate in appearance to theheraldic tincture ofpurpure, but is distinct therefrom.
According to dictionaries, "murrey" is the colour ofmulberries, being somewhere between theheraldic tinctures ofgules (red) andpurpure (purple), and almostmaroon;[1] but examples registered in Canada[2] and Scotland[3] display it as a reddish brown.
Centuries ago, arms were often described poetically and the tinctures were associated with different gemstones, flowers and heavenly bodies. Murrey usually corresponded to the following:
The livery colours of theHouse of York in England in the fifteenth century wereazure and murrey, as depicted on the shields of the Falcon of thePlantagenets and the White Lion of Mortimer among theQueen's Beasts.[6]
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