Object number
201308.1.3
Title
Order of the Bath
Description
Companion Order of the Bath C.B. MILY bestowed on Colonel Alan Colquhoun Duff in 1945. The military order is a gold Maltese Cross of eight points, enamelled in white. Each point of the cross is decorated by a small gold ball; each angle has a small figure of a lion. The centre of the cross bears three crowns and a rose, a thistle and a shamrock, emanating from a sceptre on both sides. Both emblems are surrounded by a red circular ring bearing the motto of the Order 'TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO', which are in turn flanked by two laurel branches, above a scroll bearing the words 'ICH DIEN' in gold letters. The ribbon is dark red/burgundy.
The Order is in a black rectangular box that has 'C.B.MILY' embossed in gold on the lid. The inside is lined with off-white velvet on the bottom and the inside of the lid is lined with silk and printed with 'GARRARD & Co LTD Goldsmiths, Jewellers, &c. TO THE KING By Special Appointment TO THE CROWN 24, ALBEMARE ST., W.'.
Date
1945 - 1945
Production period
Windsor, 1910-
Dimensions
- Height: 61 mm
- Width: 50 mm