John Hay and his New Coat of Arms Davenport, Homer 1867-1912 Creator images clipping Davenport's cartoon plays upon the symbolism of the British Royal Arms to comment on a moment of diplomatic tension. The central figure seems to "revise" the heraldic shield while the lion and unicorn observe warily, underscoring British anxieties about American assertiveness in transatlantic negotiations. By altering the emblems of monarchy, Davenport humorously suggests that U.S. diplomacy was reshaping the traditional authority and posture of the British Empire. British royal symbolism is quite literally redrafted, as an American figure revises the heraldic shield under the wary gaze of the lion and unicorn. John Hay and his New Coat of Arms, John Hay Papers, Ms.Hay Box 22XXX, Folder 5, Brown University Library eng English 1.0 Not in Copyright Collection is open for research. Hay, John, 1838-1905 Caricatures and cartoons--Political aspects Heraldry--Great Britain China John Hay Papers Ms.Hay Box 22XXX, Folder 5 Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/) Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)