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Description: | Cast copper alloy fob seal matrix, oval in plan, and conical in profile, with a ribbed stem and circular suspension loop with a spherical knop at the apex. The loop has been bent over towards the handle since being deposited. The letters 'H C M' ligatured have been incised into the base of the seal which are the initials of the owner of the seal who would have used it to seal documents as a signature and proof of agreement. The fob seal would have been suspended on a chain often along with a pocket watch, from the waistcoat's 'fob pocket'. Fob seals were often conical in form, like this example, and attached to the watch chain with a metal loop at the narrow end of the fob, during the Georgian and Victorian periods.Similar examples can be seen on the database: WAW-6DDFA6 for the style of seal matrix, and NARC-03BB60 for a similar serifed letter 'H', which are both dated from the 18th to the 19th century.Bailey (2000) illustrates a similar fob seal on page 31, Fig.27, which is dated from the 18th century.
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