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Baton of the Grand Falconer of the Order

In 1530, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, gave the Order of St John the island of Malta to rule and reside on for the token rent of one falcon a year. The Order were considered experts in the rearing and training of this prized bird, based on a fifteenth-century treatise written on the subject by a member of the Order.

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Object type: Arms and Armour
Date: Production: 18th century
Subject(s): Ceremony
Knights of Malta
Dimensions: Height x width: 380 x 29mm
Materials and technique: Bronze, cast and walrus ivory, worked
Production place: Malta
Related place(s): Malta
Credit line: Gift of Field Marshall Sir John Lintorn Simmons
Catalogue number: 3025