EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal Matrix, 1750- 1850, Possibly made in Birmingham, A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents.In medieval times, many signets were made of metal. 18th and 19th century ...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal Matrix, 1750- 1850, Possibly made in Birmingham, A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents.In medieval times, many signets were made of metal. 18th and 19th century ...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal Matrix, Possibly made in Birmingham, Presented by Francis Buckley, 1934. A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents. The majority of examples are made of moulded tran...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal Matrix, Possibly made in Birmingham, Presented by Francis Buckley, 1934. A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents. The majority of examples are made of moulded tran...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal Matrix, 1750- 1850, Possibly made in Birmingham, A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents.In medieval times, many signets were made of metal. 18th and 19th century ...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal Matrix, 1750-1800, Possibly made in Birmingham 1 Presented by Francis Buckley, 1934. A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents. The majority of examples are finely m...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal Matrix, 1750-1800, Possibly made in Birmingham 1 Presented by Francis Buckley, 1934. A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents. The majority of examples are finely m...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal Matrix, 1800-1850, Possibly made in Birmingham, Presented by Francis Buckley, 1934. A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents. The majority of examples are finely ma...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal, 1770, Possibly made in Birmingham, Presented by Francis Buckley, 1934. A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents. The majority of examples are finely made of moulde...
EditorialGlass Signet Matrix, Seal Matrix, 1750-1800, Possibly made in Birmingham, Presented by Francis Buckley, 1934. A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents. The majority of examples are fin...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal Matrix, 1800-1850, Possibly made in Birmingham, Presented by Francis Buckley, 1934. A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents. The majority of examples are finely ma...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal Matrix, Possibly made in Birmingham, Presented by Francis Buckley, 1934. A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents. The majority of examples are made of moulded tran...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal Matrix, 1750-1850, Possibly made in Birmingham, Presented by Francis Buckley, 1934. A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents. The majority of examples are made of m...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal Matrix, 1750- 1850, Possibly made in Birmingham, A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents.In medieval times, many signets were made of metal. 18th and 19th century ...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal Matrix, 1750-1850, Possibly made in Birmingham, Presented by Francis Buckley, 1934. A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents. The majority of examples are made of m...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal, 1770, Possibly made in Birmingham, Presented by Francis Buckley, 1934. A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents. The majority of examples are finely made of moulde...
EditorialSignet Matrix, Seal Matrix, 1750-1800, Possibly made in Birmingham, Presented by Francis Buckley, 1934. A 'signet' or 'seal matrix' is a small stamp used for impressing the mark of its owner in wax onto documents. The majority of examples are finely ma...
EditorialDavid Copperfield and Mr. Micawber, "Mr. Micawber impressing the names of streets and the shapes of corner houses upon me as we went along, that I might find my way back easily in the morning.".
EditorialFinger Ring with a Cross, 450?525, Frankish, Gold, Overall: 5/8 x 13/16 in. (1.6 x 2.1 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Most rings were purely decorative in nature, sometimes using Christian symbols. Others, with monograms or names, also served as seals for impres...
EditorialFinger Ring, 6th century, Frankish, Gold (ring and setting); silver-gilt (central inlaid disc) with ..., Overall: 9/16 x 7/8 in. (1.5 x 2.3 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Most rings were purely decorative in nature, sometimes using Christian symbols. Others, wit...
EditorialStamp seal and modern impression: horned animal and bird, Ubaid, 6th?5th millennium B.C., Syria or Anatolia, Steatite or chlorite, 0.2 x 0.8 x 0.84 in. (0.51 x 2.03 x 2.13 cm), Stone-Stamp Seals, The impressing of carved stones into clay to seal contai...
EditorialDavid Copperfield and Mr. Micawber, "Mr. Micawber impressing the names of streets and the shapes of corner houses upon me as we went along, that I might find my way back easily in the morning.".
EditorialClay coffin from Iraq, Parthian, 1st century. The body and lid are decorated with stamped figures of soldiers covered with a green glaze. These so-called slipper-coffins with oval lids were built by joining slabs of clay to form a slipper-like shape, a...