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Tenterden, common seal of the town and hundred, 1449
Tenterden, common seal of the town and hundred, 1449. It depicts a mid fifteenth century sailing vessel. with a banner with the cross of St George in the stern. A shield of arms of the Barons of the Cinque Ports is shown on the sail and a 'Jacob's ladder' leads to the fighting top. The cast is mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0121 |
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| Type: | Seal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | Tenterden |
| Date made: | 1449; 1449 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 13 mm x 67 mm |