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Gravelines, first seal of the town, 1244
Gravelines, first seal of the town, 1244. Depicting a mid-thirteenth-century sailing vessel. It shows a clear view of the helmsman grasping the tiller of the quarter rudder. Also shown, St Willibrord, Bishop of Utrecht and Apostle of Frisia. Inscription: 'SIGILLVM . S'WILLIBRORDI . DE . NEVPORT . AD . GRAVENIGES'. The cast is mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0047 |
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| Type: | Seal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | Gravelines |
| Date made: | 1244; 1244 |
| People: | Willibrord, St658-739: Utrecht |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 8 mm x 57 mm |