Accession No
1927.1219.2
Description
Seal impression from a personal seal matrix (1927.1219.1). Circle of plaster in a wrapped paper border with gold foil; initials WT or WJ in cursive script; foliate border.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Mildenhall
Period
Post Medieval late 18th century
Source
Ridgeway, William (Professor; Sir) [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1927.1219.2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plaster; Paper; Metal; Gold
Local Term
Measurements
27mm
Events
Context (Display)
1927.1219.1-2 previously mounted on patterned paper-wrapped display board (e.g. along with idno(s)…) with handwritten label: 'Wedgewood basalt seal / Late XVIII cent / Mildenhall / Rideway Coll.'
On reverse in pencil: 'Ridgeway / Wedgewood Basalt seal / Used for 30 years as a touchstone by a watchmaker at Mildenhall, Suffolk'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1927.1219[.1]: 'Wedgwood basalt seal.'
Event Date 1927
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Seal impression from a personal seal matrix (1927.1219.1). Circle of plaster in a wrapped paper border with gold foil; initials WT or WJ in cursive script; foliate border.
Event Date 14/2/2024
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:309477
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