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title: Dunstable Swan Jewel
author: The British Museum
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Dunstable Swan Jewel
_Authored by The British Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11877.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Dunstable Swan Jewel, a white swan with coronet which was the badge of the Bohun family and adopted by Henry Lancaster, son of John of Gaunt and grandson of [Edward III of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edward_III_of_England/). [Gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) and enamel, c. 1400. Height: 3.4 cm.
British Museum, London.
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