Schleswig, seal of the town, circa 1711
Schleswig, seal of the town, circa 1711. It depicts an eighteenth century ship, at anchor, stripped for lying in ordinary: the fore-mast with top and shrouds only, the main mast without top and entirely stripped, the mizen-mast with top only and carrying a mizen yard, the bowsprit with top and spritsail topmast without yard, the spritsail furled on its yard. The cast is mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.
Object Details
| ID: | SEC0170 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Seal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | Schleswig |
| Date made: | 18C; ca.1758 |
| People: | Public Record Office |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 47 mm |