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Admiralty oar mace
Parcel-gilt Admiralty oar mace, 1819.
The lower half of the shaft is plain silver with a globular terminal button, the upper half is fluted silver-gilt, terminating in a three-dimensional open crown. The shaft unscrews to reveal a gilt oar, which is inscribed on one side: 'Admiralty of England'.
Oar maces were ceremonial symbols of authority used in the Admiralty courts.
The lower half of the shaft is plain silver with a globular terminal button, the upper half is fluted silver-gilt, terminating in a three-dimensional open crown. The shaft unscrews to reveal a gilt oar, which is inscribed on one side: 'Admiralty of England'.
Oar maces were ceremonial symbols of authority used in the Admiralty courts.
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Object Details
| ID: | PLT0704 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Mace |
| Display location: | Display - Pirates |
| Creator: | Fuller (possibly), Crespin Fuller; Crespin Fuller, Crespin |
| Date made: | 1819-1820; 1819-20 |
| Exhibition: | Pirates |
| People: | HM Admiralty |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Fund |
| Measurements: | Overall: 317 x 63 mm |