Wellcome Collection
Parody coat of arms: united company of surgeons and barbers.
John Marshall
Lettering: Societatem in unum corpus formare chirurgorum et tonsoribus Londini. Johannes Marshall chirurgus fecit 1798. The lettering below means "To form into one body the society of surgeons and for [sic] barbers of London. John Marshall surgeon made [this] 1798". The head on the top of the left wigstand bears the legend "G-nn-ng" (for Gunning) and the head on top of the right wigstand bears the legend "Th-rl-w" (Thurlow) Beneath the coat of arms is the motto "Artes quæ prosunt omnibus tonsoribus Londini" (arts which benefit all the barbers of London)
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