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Give your family heirloom a chance to come alive again
Many people and families already have their own coats of arms. Our workshop specializes in restoring them. If you have a coat of arms, don't know how to use it, or want to revive it and restore its appearance, you can contact our heraldic workshop, "Traditions of Time." We can help you recreate and restore your coat of arms. For example, we can create a painting using watercolor or oil on canvas. We can also create all the necessary electronic formats for you, allowing you to create stamps, signatures, jewelry, embroidery, and much more. Bring your family history to life again.
Historically, coats of arms emerged as a sign of identification. In an era when a visual symbol was needed that immediately communicated who you were, what lineage you came from, and what values you stood for, the coat of arms was born—an image with a clear system of symbols, colors, and shapes. A family coat of arms belongs to the family. Every family can have its own family symbol, because each has its own personal history. A coat of arms is not a relic of the past. It is the only visual language that speaks of family—of family values, achievements, dreams, and traditions. A coat of arms, in its own language, captures important events, special to the entire family. At the heraldic workshop "Traditions of Time," we specialize in the restoration of coats of arms. If you have a description, an old photograph, or a fragment of an image, we can help recreate your family coat of arms. A heraldry artist studies the fragments, restores lost lines, selects the original colors, or suggests his own if precise data is unavailable. Our heraldry artists will restore your coat of arms step by step, making your coat of arms whole again.
You can create a coat of arms as a painting, using watercolor, oil, or canvas. A painting with a coat of arms in your home will serve as both a reminder and a decoration, a treasure that can be passed on. A family coat of arms can be used electronically, with files in formats you can use. You can order a stamp for documents, add the coat of arms to personal letters, engrave a ring or watch, or embroider it on textiles for family celebrations. You can also add it to family jewelry, dishes, or cutlery. Use it as a bookplate in your home library. Place it on the facade of your home or in your interior. The coat of arms will return to your life—not as an archival rarity, but as a treasure that continues to live and delight the eye. This is painstaking work, but it brings back more than just an image; it reconnects you with those who came before you. A family coat of arms is a treasure, but it is also a universal symbol that, in the digital age, can be a source of inspiration for use in any area of life.
Each coat of arms tells its own story. Sometimes very interesting, sometimes funny, sometimes touching and even heroic.
And here is one of those stories.
The Fitzgerald family name was once fairly common. The Irish Fitzgerald family's coat of arms features a monkey. Legend has it that in the 13th century, a castle fire broke out, and a pet monkey rescued the owner's young son from the flames. Since then, the monkey has featured on the family crest, and the family motto is "Non immemor beneficii," which translates from Latin as "I do not forget a benefit or service."
Your family probably has its own stories. We'll help you tell them through your family crest.