Seal
Desk seal of the St Katharine Dock Company. A carnelian seal set in a silver mount, with a bone handle. It shows St Catharine holding a wheel, the sea and a ship in the background. Inscribed: 'ST KATHERINE DOCK COMPANY'. Construction of the dock, near the Tower of London commenced in 1827. It is on the site of the Hospital of St Katherine by the Tower.
Object Details
| ID: | HRA0075 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Heraldry |
| Type: | Seal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | After 1825 |
| People: | St Katharine Dock Co; St Katharine |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 76 mm x 25 mm |
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