Framed Antique Hand Coloured Lithograph Of ‘The Yorkshireman’s Coat of Arms’
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A Charming Framed Antique Hand Coloured Lithograph Of ‘The Yorkshireman’s Coat of Arms’. The Lithograph Is By Orlando Hodgson (1810-1840), Toy Theatre Publishers And Satirical Print Makers. It Has Been Hand Coloured By Someone With Watercolour Paints At Some Stage During The 19th Century And Framed.
The Yorkshireman’s coat of arms is a curious affair. It consists of a shield surmounted by a horse’s head, supported by a huntsman and an ostler. Beneath it runs another motto and within the shield are a flea, a fly, a bacon flitch and a magpie.
The motto, translated to Yorkshire, reads Qui capit ille habet or ‘Cop t’lot an’ stick.’
In 1904, the Spectator published a request for clarification of the symbolism of the Coat of Arms, choosing to print the version displayed on a sign in the Black Swan in York… the capital city of Yorkshire.
So, here you go, in all its glory, the clarification of this charming ‘Yorkshireman’s Coat of Arms’…
“A Flea, a Fly, a Magpie, an’ Bacon Flitch
Is t’ Yorkshireman’s coat-of-arms:
An’ t’ reason they’ve choszen these things so rich
Is becoss they hev all speshal charms,
A flea will bite whoivver it can,
An’ soa, my lads, will a Yorksherman.
A fly will sup with, Dick, Tom, or Dan,
An’ soa, by Gow! will a Yorksherman.
A magpie can talk for a terrible span,
An’ soa, an’ all, can a Yorksherman.
A flitch is no gooid whol it’s hung, ye’ll agree,
No more is a Yorksherman, don’t ye see?”
Condition is good, commensurate with age and use. Structurally sound and still retains its vibrant imagery.
Measures 37.5cm x 31.5cm x 1.5cm
Weighs 950 grams