Badge, livery badge

In City of London companies 'liverymen' traditionally wore a gown and hood to gain entry to the Common Hall, or assembly, at the Guildhall. By the 1760s liverymen were showing a reluctance to wear the traditional gown and so badges were introduced by many companies.

Company Masters continued to wear their gowns until the later nineteenth century when they were issued with badges of office. This one was worn by T. Woodbridge-Biggs, a Master of the Glass Sellers' Company in 1906. The badge features the royal coat of arms with the shield of the City of London to the left. On the right are the arms of the Glass Sellers' Company and its Latin motto 'Discordia Frangimvr' (Discord Weakens).