Sujet

Portion of the Lord Mayor's Collar of Ss., 1844. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Portion of the Lord Mayor's Collar of Ss., 1844. Ceremonial dress of the Lord Mayor of the City of London. 'The collar...is formed of pure gold, and is composed of a series of links, each one formed of a letter S - which formerly signified squire or gentleman - a united York and Lancaster, or Henry the Seventh rose, and a massive knolt. The ends of the chain are joined by the portcullis - the celebrated badge of Henry the Seventh...The entire collar contains 28 Ss, 14 roses, and 13knolts, and measures 64 inches'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM21A06_323

Model release

NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

21,1Mo (1,3Mo) / 42,0cm x 12,6cm / 4960 x 1485 (300dpi)

Mots clés

city London ceremony metal clothes British ceremonial dress gold jewellery jewelry location Victorian century city of london collar Britain newspapers press clothing B&W 19th century black & white black and white B W mayor ceremonial costume nineteenth century The Print Collector chain of office Illustrated London News Lord Mayor Lord Mayor of London portcullis ILN newspaper engraving ceremonial dress Unknown King Henry VII Henry VII Henry Tudor King of England