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Gravelines, first seal of the town, 1244

Gravelines, first seal of the town, 1244. Depicting a mid-thirteenth-century sailing vessel. It shows a clear view of the helmsman grasping the tiller of the quarter rudder. Also shown, St Willibrord, Bishop of Utrecht and Apostle of Frisia. Inscription: 'SIGILLVM . S'WILLIBRORDI . DE . NEVPORT . AD . GRAVENIGES'. The cast is mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.

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Object Details

ID:	SEC0047
Type:	Seal cast
Display location:	Not on display
Places:	Gravelines
Date made:	1244; 1244
People:	Willibrord, St658-739: Utrecht
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 8 mm x 57 mm