seal-impression; cast

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Object Type: seal-impression; cast
Museum number: 2000,0103.41
Description: Pointed oval plaster cast from the seal of Thomas Wolsey, Archdeacon of Northampton showing the archdeacon full length, a lamb in his arms, under a canopy. In the field on either side a spris of foliage is shown. With inscription.
Production date: 19thC
Findspot: Found/Acquired: England
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Length: 67 millimetres; Width: 45 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Taken from an original seal-impression 1680-1707. See also de Gray Birch, 1831.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Condition: good
Subjects: mammal; christian monk/nun; christian cleric; plant; leaf
Associated names
Associated places: Named in inscription: Northampton
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2000
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 2000,0103.41

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