Accession No
1922.363 E
Description
Wine bottle seal of green glass with an iridescent patina. Circular seal, broken along the bottom edge, with a stamped design consisting of a five-pointed crown, with a lion rampant extending from the third and fourth points.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Somerset; Avon; Bristol; Canon's Marsh
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Perceval, Spencer George [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1922.363 E
Cultural Affliation
Material
Glass
Local Term
Measurements
27mm x 31mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Two labels adhered to back of seal. Label printed on white paper reads: 'CANONS MARSH. BRISTOL, 1905.' Label printed on green paper reads: 'Spencer George Perceval Collection. 1921.'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Field collection)
Collected from Canon's Marsh, Bristol, in 1905.
Event Date 1905
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1922.363 A-U: '21 glass seals off wine bottles.'
Event Date 1922
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Access register description for 1922.363 A-U: '21 bottle seals or marks'. Added to this description in black ink in a later hand is '+ Roman glass beads', which has been bracketed and queried in blue ink.
Event Date 1922
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Wine bottle seal of green glass with an iridescent patina. Circular seal, broken along the bottom edge, with a stamped design consisting of a five-pointed crown, with a lion rampant extending from the third and fourth points.
Event Date 12/2/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:309353
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