"banner, Ancient Order of Foresters. Court Flower of Teviotdale No. 5771; black slave depicted on banner" [NBS I/D 1709]

Catalogue Number
NBS I/D 1709

Object Name
banner

Title
A. O. F. COURT FLOWER OF TEVIOTDALE. NO. 5771. UNITAS BENEVOLENTIA ET CONCORDIA. SIGILLUM BURGI DE HAWICK.

Place
Hawick

People
slave

Creator(s)
NBS Hawick MuseumNBS Hawick Museum

Description
Images on Front
At the top the Seal of Hawick. Below semi circle with All Seeing Eye then a scene of a Forester crowning a kneeling balck slave with Laurel wreath. On the other side is an Native American Indian holding a spear and a turk sat on a rock holding a sword. At centre bottom is a shield quartered (clockwise) Two white deer, Hunting horn and quiver of arrows, Chevron and hunting horn, clasped hands surrounded by foliage and flowers.Outer scroll work has hunting horns at either end.


Images on Back
Scene of the " Good Samaritan"


Notes
Image: Copyright & courtesy of Hawick Museum. Copying of images is strictly prohibited.

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