Great George pendant

E101936

The Great George pendant is an ornate jeweled badge depicting Saint George slaying the dragon, worn suspended from the collar of the Order of the Garter as a principal insignia of the British chivalric order.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Great George badge 1
Great George pendant canonical 1
Lesser George badge 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf insignia of chivalric order
jeweled badge
order insignia
pendant
associatedWith Order of the Garter
category British royal regalia
orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
depicts Saint George slaying the dragon
hasCounterpart Lesser George pendant
hasDepictionType three-dimensional figure of Saint George and the dragon
hasDesignFeature detailed representation of horse and rider
dragon beneath the horse
ornate jeweled setting
hasMotif Saint George
dragon
hasRankContext highest order of chivalry in England
heritageStatus part of British ceremonial heritage
iconography Saint George iconography
languageOfName English
linkedTo British monarchy
English chivalric tradition
material enamel
gold
precious stones
namedAfter Saint George
order Order of the Garter
orderFoundedBy King Edward III
partOf insignia of the Order of the Garter
positionWhenWorn suspended from the collar
religiousContext Christianity
religiousFigureDepicted Christian martyr Saint George
symbolizes Christian knighthood
martial valour
victory of good over evil
usedBy Knights of the Garter
Ladies of the Garter
members of the Order of the Garter
usedSince early modern period
wornAs badge of membership
symbol of chivalry
symbol of royal favour
wornBy British monarch as Sovereign of the Garter
wornLocation around the neck
wornOnOccasion ceremonial occasions
state occasions
wornWith collar of the Order of the Garter

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Garter collar hasPart Great George pendant
Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter hasInsignia Great George badge
linked to: Great George pendant
Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter hasInsignia Lesser George badge
linked to: Great George pendant
Great George pendant hasCounterpart Lesser George pendant
linked to: Great George pendant