aleyma:Germany, Tournament shield (targe), c.1500 (source).The German motto around the owl reads in
aleyma:Germany, Tournament shield (targe), c.1500 (source).The German motto around the owl reads in translation, “Although I am the hated bird, I rather enjoy that.” Below this are the quartered arms of the Tänzl and Rindscheit families, which were united by marriage in 1499. - from the Met description -- source link