BADGE

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

The badge is shaped like a shield with a crown at the top. The shield is enameled red in the center and has a blue border. In the center of the red enamel is an oval medallion containing a half-length figure of King William I below which are two lions walking to the left. In the blue border are the dates 1066 and 1087. A pin is attached to the back.

Object name:

BADGE

Made from:

Gilt metal -- enamel

Made in:

England

Date made:

1966

Size:

4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

14.63

Class:

METAL

Signature marks:

INSCRIPTION; DATE on back: Society of the/ Descendants/ of/ King William I/ The Conqueror/ 1966/ Founder Member; on the front: 1066/ 1087

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973