Site: 18ST390
Mattapany-Sewall
Context: Magazine Area, plow zone, Lot 13
Magazine Date Range: c. 1660-1690
Metal: Copper alloy
Tine Length: Unmeasurable
Leather Thickness: Unmeasurable
Description:
Rose motif. Most likely derivative of the popular Tudor Rose emblem
which depicts a red rose superimposed on the center of a white rose.
The symbol signifies the combination of the red rose of the House of
Lancaster and the white rose of the House of York at the conclusion
of the late 16th century Wars of the Roses.
Naval Air Station Patuxent River.