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Description: | Parcel-gilt Admiralty oar mace, 1819.
The lower half of the shaft is plain silver with a globular terminal button, the upper half is fluted silver-gilt, terminating in a three-dimensional open crown. The shaft unscrews to reveal a gilt oar, which is inscribed on one side: 'Admiralty of England'.
Oar maces were ceremonial symbols of authority used in the Admiralty courts.
caption: Mace | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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