Accession No
TEMP.03252 B.1-5
Description
Five red wax seal impressions with different die designs; a rampant lion (.1); a bushel or foliate motif (.2); a cross or star motif (.3); a bird or mythical creature (.4); blank (.5).
Place
Europe; British Isles; England
Period
?Post Medieval ?Modern
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03252 B.1-5
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wax
Local Term
Measurements
28mm x 29mm
Events
Context (Display)
Seals mounted on a name card with a handwritten name on reverse.
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
Context (Found together / assemblage)
TEMP.03252 A-G found together. TEMP.03252 D.1 appears to be associated with Andrew Gow and Professor William Ridgeway (see TEMP.03231 B.1 and correspondence TEMP.03231 F). It is unclear whether this association applies to all the impressions found.
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)
Five red wax seal impressions with different die designs; a rampant lion (.1); a bushel or foliate motif (.2); a cross or star motif (.3); a bird or mythical creature (.4); blank (.5).
Event Date 17/12/2024
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:322570
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