Badge
1250-1325 (made)
| Place of origin |
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.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Copper alloy with traces of enamel |
| Brief description | Retainer's badge enamelled with a coat of arms. England, about 1250-1325 |
| Physical description | 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. |
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| Object history | RF 89/627 Sotheby’s, New Bond Street, London |
| Summary | 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.12-1989 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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