The Herald and genealogist . Mr. COWASJEE JehanGIER bears, Azure, within an orle ofeight mullets, the sun in splendour or; on a canton argent therose of England and the lotus of India in saltire proper. Crest,—On a mound vert, a low pillar, the base and capital masoned,flames of fire issiiing therefrom, all proper. The allusions in thiscomposition refer especially to the religion of the Parsees ; includ-ing the crest, which seems to be the nearest heraldic approachto a fire-altar. The rose and lotus united on the canton evi-dently typify the intimate union of England and India. With the same f
The Herald and genealogist . Mr. COWASJEE JehanGIER bears, Azure, within an orle ofeight mullets, the sun in splendour or; on a canton argent therose of England and the lotus of India in saltire proper. Crest,—On a mound vert, a low pillar, the base and capital masoned,flames of fire issiiing therefrom, all proper. The allusions in thiscomposition refer especially to the religion of the Parsees ; includ-ing the crest, which seems to be the nearest heraldic approachto a fire-altar. The rose and lotus united on the canton evi-dently typify the intimate union of England and India. With the same feeling, the lotus and rose have also been adopted in a design whichMr. Boutell has lately furnished for the Font of Bombay Cathedral. It resembles the 241. f^-GQQD-CONiSCIENCEiSA-SUREDEFENCE NIC?] Mr. CuRZETJEE FuRDOONJEE Paruk, also of Bombay,bears. Argent, a chevron gules between three ancient galleyssable; on a chief azure, between two estoiles, the sun in splen- Norman style, in correspondence with the architecture of the church; the bowl isis supported by low clustered columns, the capitals of which are formed of the roseand lotus ; a band of lotus-leaves encircles the base of the bowl; whilst another, ofthe lily of the valley, above, typifies baptismal innocence and also suggests the figura-tive image of the Saviour—the Rose of Sharon and the Lily of the Valley. Onthe bowl are medallion bas-reliefs of the Baptism of our Lord, and that of the Ethio-pian, the monogram IHS. and the date 1864. This font is of the finest Caen stone, theshafts being of Serpentine and Devon marbles. The plinth and steps have been pre-pared at Bombay in black basalt; but the other portions have been executed inLondon by Mr. James Forsyth. This font, whic
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