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H.M.S Cygnet Pattern Badge
H.M.S Cygnet Pattern Badge
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H.M.S Cygnet Pattern Badge

Creator Malta Dry Docks 1963 - 2010
Date21 February 1952
Classification(s)
Object TypePattern Badge
Registration NumberMMM 001482
DescriptionA diamond- shaped pattern for a ship's badge, with an elaborately carved cygnet, meaning young swan, on wavelets. The perimeter of the badge is carved into a raised rope, with wooden wedges at each corner. H.M.S Cygnet was a modified Black Swan-class sloop laid down on 30 March 1941.InscriptionsOn verso, top in black ink "Cygnet Crest for bridge 1 No. G.M. 21-2-52 M.C.D" and right hand side in pencil "P11".Annotations and MarksOn verso, in pencil on masking tape "D".Technique
Carved in wood.
Dimensions51 x 57 cm
Alternate ID Numbers
  • HM Object Number 83943
  • Inventory Card 20981-2
  • EEA Norway Grant EEA.1941
Online Collections
Public Access
Not on view
MuseumMalta Maritime Museum
Location
  •   Malta Maritime Museum, Reserve Collection
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