Weymouth, 2nd seal of the corporation, 1555

Weymouth, 2nd seal of the corporation, 1555. A conventional representation of a sixteenth century warship with two tiers of guns. The flag of St George is flown at the fore; on the main mast, a shield, with the arms of Castile and Leon for Queen Mary's husband, Philip II of Spain. The cast is mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.

Object Details

ID: SEC0146
Type: Seal cast
Display location: Not on display
Places: Weymouth
Date made: 1555; 1555 1555
People: King Philip II of Spain
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 11 mm x 50 mm