Silver arm badge presented to William Phelps

An oval silver arm badge. It consists of bearing in relief the white horse of Hanover. A scroll with the word "LIBERTY" is inscribed above, a scroll with the words "WON BY WILLIAM PHELPS, THE GIFT OF MISTER DOGGETT THE FAMOUS COMEDIAN 1875" is inscribed below inside a laurel wreath border.

Object Details

ID: PLT0082
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Arm badge
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Favell, Charles
Places: Sheffield
Events: Doggett's Race
Date made: 1875
People: Phelps, William
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
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