Ceremonial staff displayed as the symbol of authority of a legislative body. The mace of the convention was made by the Samuel Kirk & Son silver company and incorporates the Great Seal of Maryland cast in silver from reproductions of the original seal of 1648. The seal is supported by a circle of silver inscribed "State of Maryland, Constitutional Convention of 1967". The handle and supporting base are made of walnut. Described in Index to the Debates of the Constitutional Convention of 1967-1968. Annapolis: Hall of Records Commission, 1982.