Accession No
1887.41.2
Description
Pointed oval plaster cast of a lead seal matrix (1887.41.1). On the die, a figure is depicted within a canopy, holding a sceptre in his right hand and an orb in his left. The central design is separated from the inscription by a raised ridge. The inscription is illegible, and damaged in places.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Chesterton; Chesterton Fields
Period
?Medieval ?Post Medieval
Source
?Babington, P. L. [donor]; ?Jenkinson, Francis John Henry [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1887.41.2; MAA: TEMP.02616.4
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plaster
Local Term
Measurements
64mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Written on reverse in black pen: 'Cast of lead Seal ?St. Rhadegund's Nunnery, Found in Chesterton Fields'.
Event Date
Author: Esther Laver
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: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Pointed oval plaster cast of a lead seal matrix (1887.41.1). On the die, a figure is depicted within a canopy, holding a sceptre in his right hand and an orb in his left. The central design is separated from the inscription by a raised ridge. The inscription is illegible, and damaged in places.
Event Date 13/2/2024
Author: Esther Laver
Context (Analysis)
This seal was found with others which may be part of the missing 1920.376.3-19 (donated by P.L. Babington) that have subsequently been assigned the TEMP number TEMP.02616. However, it is a cast of 1887.41.1, which was donated by Francis Jenkinson, so its path into the museum is still unclear. Both have therefore been included in the Source field.
Event Date 18/2/2024
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:309399
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