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Description: | A Post-Medieval (1690-1708) Post Office lead bag seal. It measures 20.00mm in diameter and 6.05mm in thickness, weighing 10.55g.The obverse has the seal impression which comprises two oval shields. In the left, an eagle displayed, head left and in the right, a dolphin embowed left with two saltires in chief. The ovals are joined by entwined plants and there is a crown or pentagon in the centre below the ovals.The reverse has a prominent convex hump, but is otherwise plain and undecorated. There is a hole which passes all the way through the object from the top left to bottom right.This seal would have been used to secure the contents of mail bags or sacks. The seal bears in the oval shields the crest or arms of the senior and junior Postmaster General who held office from 1690-1708: Sir Robert Cotton, an eagle displayed, and his deputy Thomas Frankland, a dolphin embowed below two saltires in chief. For close parallels cf. WILT-AFD0C4, SUR-F47646 and SUR-DCD5F5.
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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