on the surface of the shield locate the exact spot where a design or object in heraldry may be placed. Refer by numbers to Fig. 257.
Fig. 257.—Points.
- 1. Fess point.
- 2. Honor point.
- 3. Nombril point.
- 4. Dexter chief point.
- 5. Middle or chief point.
- 6. Sinister chief point.
- 7. Dexter base point.
- 8. Middle base point.
- 9. Sinister base point.
If you desire to place a flower on the fess point, you find that it means the exact centre of the shield, and so on.
The devices take significance in accordance with the more or less importance of their position on the shield; the honor point holds the highest grade, next to it the middle or chief point, and the right or dexter side is of more importance than the left or sinister.
The field may be divided, if desired, in any of the following
Divisions,
each of which has a significance, suggested generally by the form:
Fig. 258, the Chief, occupying the top or head of the shield, indicates pre-eminence, main object, intelligence, first principle.