Accession No
1920.376.17
Description
Circular seal impression of red wax. A bird with long neck at centre with foliage in its mouth; a beaded line separates the central image from an inscription that runs around the outer edge.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Babington, P. L. [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wax
Local Term
Measurements
25mm x 25mm
Events
Context (Display)
Mounted on card, with dates for the 'Meetings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society' '1863-64' printed on reverse; pencil inscription on front: 'Seal [illegible] (Babington Collection.)'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Accession register for 1920.376[.1-19]: 'Collection of 19 seal impressions'.
Event Date 1920
Author: Heather Donoghue
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: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Circular seal impression of red wax. A bird with long neck at centre with foliage in its mouth; a beaded line separates the central image from an inscription that runs around the outer edge.
Event Date 2/9/2024
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:318931
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