IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 201704 accession number: M.26-1982 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Wednesday 3 June 2015 updated: Wednesday 7 February 2018 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Circular bloodstone seal, engraved with a double headed eagle above the initials 'R. M.' in monogram. Brass handle in the shape of a standing figure of Garibaldi. Elongated oval case of faded red leather, the cover stamped 'R. M.'; interior lined with velvet and satin. Inside the lid, the vendor's name and address printed in the blue 'Jenner and Knewstub, 33 St James Street.' title: desk seal NOTES ----- type: history note value: Given by the Trustees of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, in accordance with the order of Mr. Justice Foster of 21st March, 1977. Acquired St. 280/14 and 15/04/1931 (Mr Wilkins). Vendor name inside the case lid: Jenner and Knewstub, 33 St James's Street LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Given by the Trustees of the Wellcome Institution, in accordance with the order of Mr Justice Foster STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/201704 CATEGORIES ------ category: seal DATING ------ culture: 19th Century, Late# DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Diameter units: cm value: 1.8 dimension: Height units: cm value: 9 CITATIONS -------- The Wellcome gems : a Fitzwilliam Museum catalogue English Goldsmiths and their Marks: a history of the goldsmiths and plate workers in England, Scotland and Ireland ---