Silver arm badge presented to William Phelps
An oval silver arm badge. It consists of bearing in relief the white horse of Hanover. A scroll with the word "LIBERTY" is inscribed above, a scroll with the words "WON BY WILLIAM PHELPS, THE GIFT OF MISTER DOGGETT THE FAMOUS COMEDIAN 1875" is inscribed below inside a laurel wreath border.
Object Details
| ID: | PLT0082 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Arm badge |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Favell, Charles |
| Places: | Sheffield |
| Events: | Doggett's Race |
| Date made: | 1875 |
| People: | Phelps, William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |