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Description: | A seventeenth century silver fob seal with a fluted conical handle terminating in a broad single attachment loop. The loop is globular and there is a double collar beneath. The face of the matrix is oval. It is engraved with a shield, mantling and crest of a stag couchant. Described from the impression, the design is a shield divided vertically in half (per pale). The left side has two spindly motifs facing each other (seahorses or sea lions combatant?). The right side has a bend charged with three leaves (holly?). The mantling is foliage, there is a helm facing left above, and the crest is a stag couchant left.The right side of the shield and the crest have close similarities with the Hollingsworth family arms but it is unknown if this is the correct identification of the heraldry. The seal matrix dates from the 17th Century. Its design is very similar to BUC-AC8337 (2009 T82). In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.Dimensions: Weight: 10.53grams Overall size: 21.75mm (length), 18.4mm (width) and 16.9mm (thickness)Reference:Treasure Annual Report 2009. Forthcoming. London: DCMS [Treasure case 2009 T82].Amy Downes
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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