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.

Object Details

ID: SEC0024
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