Order of the Tower and Sword
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1813
Materials
gold, enamel, diamond, textile
Measurements
74 x 60 x 1 mm
Place of origin
Portugal
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1542432.7
Summary
Order of the Tower and Sword, an early 19th Century Knight Commander's neck Badge, Portugal, gold and enamel, with diamond at tips, unmarked with neck riband. Awarded to Charles William Stewart, later Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854), 1813
Provenance
On loan from the Estate of the Marquess of Londonderry
Credit line
Estate of the Marquess of Londonderry