Schneider Family Crest framed artprint

The Schneider Family Crest framed artprint. Beautifully illustrated. Carefully researched. Uniquely personal.

Whether it’s a gift to celebrate a milestone birthday, a wedding or a housewarming—this piece is an instant heirloom.

The origin of the name Schneider

Schneider is an ancient German, Austrian, and Swiss occupational surname derived from German Schneider (meaning "tailor," "cutter," or "one who crafts fine garments," from schneiden, meaning "to cut"). Originating during the early Middle Ages across Bavaria, Saxony, Austria, and Switzerland, families bearing the Schneider name held patrician standing in merchant guilds, municipal councils, and civic courts. Expanding across Europe and the Americas, the House of Schneider produced celebrated scientists, statesmen, and cultural leaders.

The symbolism of the Schneider coat of arms

Visually pure and hospitality-inspired, the Schneider coat of arms features a vibrant green shield charged with a central golden chalice or goblet. In classical European heraldry, the green field symbolises hope, vitality, growth, and deep roots in ancestral soil. The central golden chalice represents sacred trust, manorial hospitality, communion, spiritual devotion, and generosity held in high honor across generations. Positioned above the shield, the crest displays a striking plume of green and gold feathers, symbolising noble elevation and light. The formal recognition of this coat of arms was documented in German and Swiss patrician armorial rolls and catalogued in J.B. Rietstap’s Armorial Général.

Historical figures

Hortense Schneider (1833–1920): World-famous French-German operatic soprano and star of Second Empire Paris.
Lady Anna Schneider (17th Century): Recorded gentlewoman and benefactor in Bavarian land rolls.
Christoph Schneider (18th Century): Prominent magistrate, civic leader, and landholder.

Product details

Ayous wood 0.75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
Paper weight: 189 g/m²
Lightweight & acrylite front protector
Hanging hardware included

No Warehouses. No Waste. Just for you, made to order.

This product is printed especially for you when ordered, one at a time, by royal decree of Mother Nature to keep the realm beautiful. Family Crests Store guarantees your custom treasure meets all EU and USA safety standards.

About the artist

Each coat of arms in the Family Crests Store is an artwork by heraldic artist Éamonn Breathnach. All are carefully researched, drawing from the earliest available records across multiple heraldic archives. Noted for their elegance and attention to detail, these artworks make meaningful gifts for family occasions.