Paris, 6th seal of the city, before 1411
Paris, 6th seal of the city, before 1411. It shows 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. A cast of an impression on a document of 1412. The matrix was cut some years before 1411. The cast is painted red.
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Object Details
ID: | SEC0780 |
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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: 7 mm x 50 mm |