2-619-242 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Lord's Mayor's Badge and Collar, 1916. The 'Collar of Esses' was bequeathed by Sir John Aleyn a Mercer and Lord Mayor in 1535. It is thought that the collar was part of Sir Thomas More’s regalia, forfeited to the crown on his execution. The Diamond badge or Jewel features a cameo of the City arms surrounded by the city motto within a garter of gold, blue enamel and diamonds. From The Connoisseur Vol XLIV by [Otto Limited, London, 1916.]