IMPRESSION in red wax of the heraldic seal of Margaret, wife of Edmund of Woodstock, lst Earl of Kent; 1324-1325. Acquired with Add. MS. 47841, ff. 66-69b, and Add. Ch. 75065. Margaret, wife of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent: Heraldic seal: 1324-1325.
IMPRESSION in red wax, the shield being coated in plain black wax, of the heraldic seal of Thomas de Holand, Baron Holand 1354 and (1360) 2nd Earl of Kent; 1353. The black wax was partly removed in 1825 to confirm the presence of a plain red shield beneath. Cf. Harl. Charter 51 F. 30 where the s...
MODERN IMPRESSION in sealing wax of a seal of Norwich Castle, from a 14th cent. (?) matrix discovered at Wereham, co. Norf., now in the Norwich Castle Museum. Differs from Birch 5233. Presented by the Curator of the Castle Museum, Norwich.
GURRA PERCHA CAST of the matrix of the equestrian seal of Ranulf 'de Gernon', 2nd Earl of Chester (d. 1153), casts of which are Birch 5805, 5806. Presented by J. R. Halcrow, Esq. Ranulph, d 1153 'de Gernon', 2nd Earlof Chester: Cast of seal matrix.
PROOF IMPRESSIONS of official seals of Honduras (2) and South Australia (3); temp. Victoria. Transferred from the Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum, to which they had been presented, with a collection of matrices, by the Lord President of the Council.
PLASTER CAST of the seal of Simon Passelevwe (sic, possibly the Baron of the Exchequer of that name, fl. 1260), 13th cent., from the matrix (gold, incorporating an antique intaglio gem) found at Great Eversden. co. Camb. Presented by the Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum. Simon Passelewe, Baro...
PROOF IMPRESSIONS, in red plastic, of seals of Queen Elizabeth II for the Duchy (5) and County Palatine (6) of Lancaster; 1953. Presented by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Scope & Content:
Elizabeth II of England: Seals for the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster: 1953.