Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest mb-artistname David Anslow carrying baskets of primroses

carrying baskets of primroses

and a Classical column on the left

and holding a number of smaller baskets for measuring out the fruit

with a long blue robe trimmed with fur

In his other hand he holds a ferret

Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest mb-artistname David Anslow carrying baskets of primrosesWard Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest, 1805. Two further Beadles stand in the distance with two figures operating weighing machinery. Ward Beadles hold an annual meeting on the first Friday in September, known as Wardmotes, when they elect citizens to be their representatives on the Court of Common Council.