Tenterden, common seal of the town and hundred, 1449

Tenterden, common seal of the town and hundred, 1449. Obverse: A mid-fifteenth century sailing vessel with a banner with the cross of St George in the stern. A 'Jacob's ladder' leads to the fighting top. A shield of arms of the Barons of the Cinque Ports as shown on the sail. Inscription 'SIGILLUM :: COMUNE :: VILLE :: ET :: HUNDREDE :: DE :: TENTERDEN'. On a cardboard backboard with a label.

Object Details

ID: SEC0685
Type: Seal cast
Display location: Not on display
Places: Tenterden
Date made: 1449; 1449
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 10 mm x 69 mm