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livery badge
Object Type
livery badge
Museum number
1856,0701.2124
Description
This livery badge is in the form of a shield bearing the arms of St. George within a collar of Esses terminating in buckles. The shield is being held by an angel beneath cloud frills and the field behind the cruciform device is shaded with beading. The reverse of the badge bears hatching.
Cultures/periods
Late Medieval
Production date
14thC-15thC
Production place
Made in:
England
(?)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
London (England)
Materials
lead alloy
Dimensions
Diameter:
48 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Marks & Williamson 2003 / Gothic: Art for England 1400-1547
(no. 68 (b), pg. 204)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 2003-2004 9 Oct-18 Jan, London, V&A, Gothic: Art for England 1400-1547
Subjects
heraldry
angel
cross
Associated names
Emblem of:
House of Lancaster
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Charles Roach Smith
Acquisition date
1856
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1856,0701.2124
Conservation
Treatment
: 27 May 2003