Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . -ors. Ofmuch earlier date is the ancient mace orsceptre (not shown in our picture) which isborne by the Lord Ma\-orat State shaft and base are of crjstal spirallymounted with gold, and the head is decoratedwith pearls and uncut stones, which indicateits ancient origin. Although it has receivedadditions in later times, this interestingobject has without doubt come down to usfrom the Anglo-Saxon period. Then thereare the State swords : the pearl sword, which. inO QO OZ DH •J I04 LIVI


Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . -ors. Ofmuch earlier date is the ancient mace orsceptre (not shown in our picture) which isborne by the Lord Ma\-orat State shaft and base are of crjstal spirallymounted with gold, and the head is decoratedwith pearls and uncut stones, which indicateits ancient origin. Although it has receivedadditions in later times, this interestingobject has without doubt come down to usfrom the Anglo-Saxon period. Then thereare the State swords : the pearl sword, which. inO QO OZ DH •J I04 LIVING LONDON.


Size: 1338px × 1868px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpublisherlondo, bookyear1902