Overall 43cm (17in) x 41cm (16.5in)
Oil on board. A heraldic artist’s hand painted polychromed coach panel depicting the arms of the Lord Mayor of the City of London; the shield emblazoned with the Cross of St. George, differenced with a sword in the canton, representing that used to behead St. Paul, the patron saint of the City of London, and encircled by the Lord's Mayor's Badge and Collar, with dragon supporters and dragon wing crest resting upon the a Muscovy hat, representing the City’s historic trading links with the Baltic. Motto: ’Domine dirige nos’ (Lord guide us).
The Muscovy hat, as worn by the City Swordbearer, was feature of the Lord Mayor’s armorial achievement in the Stuart and Georgian periods: a notable example of 1788 is seen on main southern entrance to Guildhall. In the 19th and 20th centuries, a knight’s helm generally replaced the Muscovy hat.