Naples, seal of the Guild of Boatmen of Santa Maria, 1635

Naples, seal of the Guild of Boatmen of Santa Maria, 1635. It depicts the Virgin Mary and the Christ child shown in a rowing boat. Inscription: 'SANTA . MARIA . PORTO . SALVO . PICCOLO . D . NAPO'. The cast is mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.

Object Details

ID: SEC0266
Type: Seal cast
Display location: Not on display
Places: Naples
Date made: 1635
People: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Guild of Boatmen of Santa Maria
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 9 mm x 50 mm