Santander, seal of the town, 1228

Santander, seal of the town, 1228. It depicts an early thirteenth-century sailing vessel. The fighting-top encircles the mast, a quarter-rudder is slung unusually on the port side of the hull. The cast is mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.

Object Details

ID: SEC0045
Type: Seal cast
Display location: Not on display
Places: Santander
Date made: 1228; 1228
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 10 mm x 85 mm