Desk seal: M.98-1930

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Desk seal
heraldic seal

Categories

Seals

Description

Desk seal with pale yellow topaz sealstone and facetted handle with chased gold mounts

Carved pale yellow topaz with embossed and chased gold mounts. Rounded rectangular sealstone with an intaglio crest of a squirrel holding a sprig of three leaves. Twelve-sided cylindrical handle with rounded faceted terminal. Domed and waisted mount decorated with flowerheads and leaves.

Notes

History note: Frank Gray Smart

Legal notes

From the Frank Smart Collection, given by T.J.G. Duncanson

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.1 cm
Width: 2.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1930-02-14) by Duncanson, T. J. G.

Dating

19th Century, Early-Mid#
1800 - 1850

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Sealstone Length 2.3 cm Width 1.9 cm

Inscription or legends present

Text: d.v / 404 / 7-15-0
Location: On the side of the handle
Method of creation: Written in black ink and stuck with glue
Type: Paper label

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.98-1930
Primary reference Number: 155901
Old object number: M.2-1930
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 17 August 2015

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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