Accession No
1913.353.2
Description
Seal impression of a signet finger ring (1913.353.1) made of plaster, surrounded by fabric and finished with gold foil at the edges. Impressed with a shield of arms with a rampant lion and surmounted by a helmet and crest of a bird, possibly a griffin, with mantling surrounding the shield. A ropework groove border surrounds the central design.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
Period
Post Medieval 17th century
Source
Evans, Arthur (Sir) [donor]; Evans, John (Sir) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1913.353.2; MAA: AR 1913.248
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plaster; Paper; Metal
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Cambridge District
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Signet-Ring; Coat of Arms
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Previously mounted on patterned paper-wrapped display board along with idno 1913.353.1 with handwritten label.
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1913.352-353: 'Two [finger rings with plain flat bands] of gold with oval bezel engraved with arms.'
Event Date 1913
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Seal impression of a signet finger ring (1913.353.1) made of plaster, surrounded by fabric and finished with gold foil at the edges. Impressed with a shield of arms with a rampant lion and surmounted by a helmet and crest of a bird, possibly a griffin, with mantling surrounding the shield. A ropework groove border surrounds the central design.
Event Date 2/2/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:308934
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