Tenterden, common seal of the town and hundred, 1449

Tenterden, common seal of the town and hundred, 1449. It depicts a mid fifteenth century sailing vessel. with a banner with the cross of St George in the stern. A shield of arms of the Barons of the Cinque Ports is shown on the sail and a 'Jacob's ladder' leads to the fighting top. The cast is mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.

Object Details

ID: SEC0121
Type: Seal cast
Display location: Not on display
Places: Tenterden
Date made: 1449; 1449
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 13 mm x 67 mm