Seal

Desk seal of the St Katharine Dock Company. A carnelian seal set in a silver mount, with a bone handle. It shows St Catharine holding a wheel, the sea and a ship in the background. Inscribed: 'ST KATHERINE DOCK COMPANY'. Construction of the dock, near the Tower of London commenced in 1827. It is on the site of the Hospital of St Katherine by the Tower.

Object Details

ID: HRA0075
Collection: Heraldry
Type: Seal
Display location: Not on display
Date made: After 1825
People: St Katharine Dock Co; St Katharine
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 76 mm x 25 mm