Accession No
TEMP.03222
Description
Red wax seal impression of a seal matrix with a pointed oval face. The central design depicts the biblical King David seated and playing a harp. A beaded line separates the central design from the outer inscription ‘King David Memen[t]o Do’; a piece where the ’t’ should be present is missing.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Worcestershire; Redditch; Feckenham
Period
?Medieval ?Post Medieval Modern
Source
Barron, G. J. [previous owner]; Reeve, William [previous owner]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03222
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wax
Local Term
Measurements
38mm x 48mm
Events
Context (Display)
Seal impression mounted on reverse of a standard halfpenny postcard handwritten in black ink: 'Impression of seal found at Feckenham in the 40 acre field about the year 1889 by W'm Reeve[.] Sold by Reeve to G. J. Barron Esq for 5/-'
Event Date
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)
Red wax seal impression of a seal matrix with a pointed oval face. The central design depicts the biblical King David seated and playing a harp. A beaded line separates the central design from the outer inscription ‘King David Memen[t]o Do’; a piece where the ’t’ should be present is missing.
Event Date 6/12/2024
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:322485
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