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Description: | Copper alloy brooch in the form of a shield with two concave sections to the top. The face of the shield is bordered with a pair of incised lines, enclosing three cannons facing left, with a double line above enclosing three cannon balls face on. There is a catchplate and a lug for a hinged pin on the reverse. The badge is of the Office of Ordnance. With the development of the cannon an Office of Ordnance - later, the Board of Ordnance - was set up in Gundulph's Tower in London to control the King's cannon, arsenals and fortifications. This was set up in the 15th century and abolished in 1856 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Daubney, Adam - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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