Badge, 1250-1325
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1250-1325
This is an example of the type of retainer's badge which powerful noblemen gave to their followers, to identify them as part of their retinue and entitled to their protection. Livery badges were worn on the person or attached to the horse harness. This practice became so associated with political and social instability that efforts by Parliament were made to suppress it.
Copper alloy shield shaped badge, lozengy or and unknown tincture (ie. a repeating pattern alternate lozenges of gold and an unknown colour). Broken suspension loop at the top;the enamel on the badge now lost.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 3.8 cm; Width: 2.2 cm; Depth: 0.5 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Copper alloy with traces of enamel
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O374479
- Museum object number
- M.12-1989
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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