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Description: | Post medieval cast copper alloy stamp. The stamp face is square with a square sectioned handle rising from it. The handle has a short section of the same width as the head than narrows before stepping out in a square sectioned, flat topped, terminal. The face of the stamp has a raised design of a tree with the initial IA (or JA) to each side of the trunk (on the stamp face they read AI but would be reverse on an impression). The tree is finely carved with leaves and fruit; it is probably an appletree. The stamp could have been used for pottery, leatherwork or on documents. The fineness of the engraving suggests it may have been inked and used on documents. Examples are known of mapmakers for example who stamp copies of their maps as well as stamps to produced repetative elements such as trees. However the robestness and flat head would allow it to be hammered to mark leather or other items.
Other post medieval stamps are recorded on the database but are usually cruder, see for example NMS-E28827, LANCUM-B144C0 or LANCUM-F68765. Egan (2005, page 150, No.796) illustrates a stamp for stamping leather but again this seems cruder in shape and was tanged for attachment to a wooden handle. Measures 31.90mm in length with the stamp 14.15mm x 14.95mm square. Weighs 25.51gms. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Taylor, Jeff | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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