fountain

Fountain is represented in two forms in heraldry. In the British tradition it refers to a roundel with blue and white stripes (a roundel wavy azure and argent), reprenting the water at the bottom of a well. The Symbolisms of Heraldry, W. Cecil Wade, George Redway, London, 1898 P123 In French heraldry it represents the decorative fountain to be found in gardens and may have sprays in a different colour. A Glossary of Terms used in British Heraldry, J.H. Parker, Oxford, 1894, Entry:Fountain