Context (Display)
Metal wire used for display previously wrapped around seal finial.
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Author: Heather Donoghue

Context (Display)
Object previously mounted on plain paper-wrapped display board, mounted with metal pins.
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Author: Heather Donoghue

Context (Related Documents)
Label adhered to display board, handwritten in black ink: 'Fob Seal. Woods, forests & land Revenues. Early XIX century. (1801-1816)'
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Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Seal for wearing on fob chains with Royal arms previous to 1820? (Between 1801 and 1816). Inscribed 'Woods, Forest and Land Revenues'
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Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Heather Donoghue

Description (Physical description)
Official, conical, waisted seal matrix of copper alloy; Corinthian-style central section; conical finial with circular perforation and globular top. Die possibly of semi-precious stone; design shows coat of arms with inscription around outer edge and crown on top; a raised band separates the central design from the outer inscription 'Woods Forests & Land Revenues'.
Event Date 26/9/2024
Author: Heather Donoghue