WMA 6970 |
Medieval Livery Badge. A lead livery badge, cast
in the form of a right-facing two-dimensional swan, standing with wings
raised. Late 14th to early 15th century. Michael Mitchiner, Medieval
Pilgrim & Secular Badges, p.201. Brian Spencer, Salisbury Museum
Medieval Catalogue, Part 2, p.106. Lincolnshire. 21 mm high x 16 mm
wide. The swan badge was used in the 14th century by the Bohun
family, one of whose heiresses (Mary de Bohun) married Henry IV. Mary
died before his accession, but Henry IV, and Henry V, continued to use
the emblem, and it is possible that badges of this type were made as
royalist badges during their reigns. A rare piece. |
£275.00 |
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