Winchelsea, second seal of the corporation, early 14th century
Winchelsea, second seal of the corporation, early 14th century. Obverse. Legend: 'SIGILLVM : BARONVM : DOMINI : REGIS : ANGLIE : DE : WINCHELLESE'. It depicts an early fourteenth-century sailing vessel with a quarter-rudder slung on the starboard side. In the bow two men are hauling on the anchor cable which runs aft to a windlass worked by two other men. This is the earliest representation of a windlass on a seal. The cast is mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.
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Object Details
ID: | SEC0024 |
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Type: | Seal cast |
Display location: | Not on display |
Places: | Winchelsea |
Date made: | early 14C; early 14C |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 7 mm x 92 mm |