The Royal Society mace Prince George of Denmark and Norway Westminster Hall and Whitehall

Westminster Hall and Whitehall

The plate is inscribed: 'SKELETON OF DINORNIS MAXIMUS (OWEN) with that of a MORIORI (CHATHAM ISLANDS

The map is surrounded by images of Chiswick House and various sections of the garden

humourous verses said to have been posted beneath it

The Royal Society mace Prince George of Denmark and Norway Westminster Hall and WhitehallThe silver gilt mace was a gift from King Charles II in 1663. It is decorated with a running pattern of roses and thistles on the stem, and the embossed figures of a rose, harp, thistle and fleur de lys on the head, emblematic of Engladn, Ireland, Scotland and France. The letters 'C. R.' denote Charles II, and an inscription on a shield at the base describes Charles as the Society's 'founder and patron'. 1663