Badge of a Sargeant-at-Mace, 16th century

Badge of the Sargeant-at-Mace, 16th century. Depicting a sailing vessel and fish. A very conventional representation of a man-of-war of the period based on the shield of arms of the Town. The bowsprit and beak-head are shown fancifully united into a single spar in the bow. Painted red.

Object Details

ID: SEC0779
Type: Cast
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 16C; 16C
People: Sergeant-at-Mace
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 10 mm x 94 mm x 80 mm
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