Description (Labels & Markings)
Written on the reverse in pencil: 'William Earl [of] Northampton 1325'.
Event Date
Author: Esther Laver

Description (Inscription)
Inscription: 'S' . WILLI . D[E . B]OhVN . [...] NORTH[...]'.
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)
Plaster seal impression of a seal matrix with a circular face. The central design depicts a shield of arms, a shield bendy with three lions rampant below and three lions rampant above, one and two, and three stars in the bendy. The shield is the shield of arms of William de Bohun, first Earl of Northampton. The shield is surrounded by arches. The central design is separated from the inscription by a plain groove. The inscription begins with a star and reads 'S' . WILLI . D[E . B]OhVN . [...] NORTH[...]' ('THE SEAL OF WILLIAM OF BOHUN EARL OF NORTHAMPTON'). The inscription is fragmentary.
Event Date 14/2/2024
Author: Esther Laver