Where do clan crests come from?
I'm not sure if this goes here, in the Clans forum, or in the Heraldry forum, so if I guessed wrongly please move. Where did clan crests come from? I'm guessing they were another 19th-century invention, but I haven't heard anything about their history. Were there Allen brothers for crests? I think they are heraldic, but where did the practice come from of wearing them on a bonnet? I believe I have read that it was post-1746. I'm just curious, I love history and like to know the history of things.
Tha mi uabhasach sgith gach latha.
“A man should look as if he has bought his clothes (kilt) with intelligence, put them (it) on with care, and then forgotten all about them (it).” Paraphrased from Hardy Amies
Proud member of the Clans Urquhart and MacKenzie.
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