THE KNOWLEDGE OF METALLIC BADGES, 

 TICKETS AND LASSES. 



By A. M. I'.ROADLEY. 

 Author of " The RoyiiI Miracle. 



lals wliich arc- 

 historical in their 



Badge of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, distributed on 

 the occasion of their marriage. 



character, and were generally preserved by their 



purchasers in cases and cabinets, we pass to another 



class which, when worn or ex- 

 hibited, served to indicate the 



political sympath}' or opinions 



of the owner ; to denote the 



membership of some particular 



club, association or fraternity ; to 



procure admittance to a theatre. 



concert room or social gathering. 



or to testif}- to the successful 



accomplishment of some mental 



or physical achievement. In 



most instances medallions of 



this kind are provided at the 



upper end with a loop or ring 



through which a ribbon could 



be convenienth" passed. The custom of displaying 



them, on the breast is, however, not universal. We 



have a notable exception in the troph\- of the 



waterman alluded to by Charles Dibdin in the 



familiar lines : — 



Then farewell, my trim-built wherry 

 Oars, and coat, and badge farewell. 



The winner of Doggett's "badge" (a facsimile of 

 which is embossed in gold on the cover of the 

 admirable work of Messrs. T. A. Cork and Guy 

 Nickalls, dealing with the history of the annual 

 contest since 1714) wears the outward and visible 

 sign of victory on his right arm. Thomas Rawlings 

 was the maker of some of the iieautiful badges 

 which were distributed on the occasion of the mar- 

 riage of King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria, 



FiGUKii 24S. 



.•\ smaller Badge of Charles 1 and Henrietta 



Maria. 



with a view, apparently, to their being worn by the 

 recipients. I am enabled, by the courtesy of Messrs. 

 Spink, to reproduce two examples of these charming 

 medallions. In the first (see Figure 247) we have the 

 the bust of Charles I, to right, hair long, falling lace 

 collar, doublet buttoned close, scarf across the breast. 

 Legend incuse — C.VUOLVS. D. c;. M.VG. BKI. I'K. i£T. 



HIH. K.\. 



Reverse : lUist of Henrietta Maria, to left, hair 

 llat at the top, curly at the sides, drawn through a 

 small coronet behind and tied into a bow. pearl 

 necklace and pendant, figured bodice with broocii 

 in front, bust terminated in drapery. Legend — 



HEXKETT.\. M.VKIA. D. G. M.VC. BKIT.MX. FK.\N. 



ET. Hili. REG. lielow, T. Rawlins. F. Size — 1 -45 

 by 1-15. 



In the second variet\' (see Figure 24iS) we see the 

 bust of Charles I, 1.. laureate, hair long, in armour 

 with lion's head on shoulder, medal suspended to a 

 chain, and mantle festooned u[)on the breast. On 

 the reverse is the bust of Henrietta Maria, 1.. hair 

 fiat at the top, curly at the sides drawn through a 

 coronet behind, and tied into a bow, pc?arl necklace 

 and pendant, figiu'ed bodice 

 with brooch in front, bust ter- 

 minated in drapery. In this 

 case there is no legend. biU 

 we have neat fioral and corded 

 rders on both sides. Size 

 25 by 1. In both instances 

 there are rings for suspension, 

 but this medal occurs without 

 tlie borders. These pieces are 

 )oth by Thomas Rawlings. 



IL.xceeding scarce is the 

 medallion worn as a memento 

 of that gallant gentleman, Sir 

 Henrv Slingesby, who was be- 



iMCUMsIC 2VK 



A very rare Medallion commemorating Sir Henry Slingesby 

 who was beheaded in 1658. 



