First common seal of the town of Bristol, 1272–1307
First common seal of the town of Bristol, 1272–1307. A single-masted ship, on board a mariner holding a steering oar. A figure in a tower the the left. Inscription: 'SECRETI CLAVIS SV PORT' NAVITA : NAVIS PORTA'. The cast is mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0082 |
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| Type: | Seal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | Bristol |
| Date made: | 1272-1307; 1272-1307 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 6 mm x 77 mm |