As a tincture, vair is considered a fur and is therefore exempted from the Rule of tincture (i.e. it can be placed upon a metal, a colour, or both).
The vair pattern was from the arms of the Ferrers family, Earls of Derby.
Franck Deweare (pronounced “de-vair”), also known by his stage name Deweare, and previously as Franck Marx, is a musician native to Verdun, France, who has been based out of Montreal, Quebec since 2004.
Du Vair died at Tonneins, and his works were published in folio at Paris in 1641.