Paris, 6th seal of the city, before 1411
Paris, 6th seal of the city, before 1411. A cast of the impression on a document of 1412. The matrix was cut some years before 1411. The inscription returns to Latin. The design is that of the obverse in miniature. A sailing vessel, the head of the sail bears three fleurs-de-lys per fess, which is contemporaneous with their addition in chief to the shield of arms of Paris. The cast is mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.
Object Details
ID: | SEC0187 |
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Type: | Seal cast |
Display location: | Not on display |
Places: | Paris |
Date made: | before 1411; before 1411 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 31 mm |