Pevensey, seal of the corporation, circa 1230
Pevensey, seal of the corporation, circa 1230. The obverse inscribed: 'SIGIL'V : BARONUM . DOMINI : REGIS . ANGLIE DE PEVENES' depicts a thirteenth century vessel with double-ended clinker-built hull, with high stem and stern posts, fighting stages as small temporary erections just inside the ship's ends. The lower of the two attachments of the quarter-rudder is seen clearly. The seal is perhaps the earliest illustration of ratlines on the shrouds. Two men are hauling on the anchor cable. The reverse inscribed: 'SCE . NICOLAE . DVC . NOS . SPONTE . TRAHE . PEV', depicts St Nicholas succouring two ships whose sails have been torn into shreds by tempest. Two casts, obverse and reverse, mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.
Object Details
ID: | SEC0002 |
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Type: | Seal cast |
Display location: | Not on display |
Places: | Pevensey |
Date made: | ca.1230; ca.1230 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 6 mm x 95 mm |
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