Smith, H. Clifford (Harold Clifford), 1876-1960 · London : Methuen and co · leaf 332
rs. The enseigne in question, contemporarywith one described as a St. Johns head in a dish inHenry VIIIs possession in 1530, is of gold, one andfive-eighths of an inch in diameter, and shaped like acircular dish. It has a corded edge, and round therim, in pierced and raised letters, now only… … I ENSEIGNES covered with translucent ruby enamel, and in themiddle is the head of the saint in gold and whiteenamel. The head is delicately modelled, and such carehas the artist displayed in its execution that he hasshown above the eyebrow the gash which Herodias,according to the legend, on…
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