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Post-medieval seal matrix
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Dot Boughton, 2013-12-20 14:22:21
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Post-medieval seal matrix
Description
English: Cast copper-alloy and glass paste seal matrix, probably from a swivel fob seal dating from the early modern period, that is the 19th century. The matrix consists of an oval thin, fragile copper-alloy frame with a thick dark blue intaglio made from dark blue glass paste. The frame shows two small holes which is where it was fastened into the semi-circular swivel frame. The semi-circular frame would have been attached to a long chain.

The glass intaglio displays an impression on both sides: one side displays the initials IM in mirror-writing, surrounded by a floral design while the reverse displays an oval shield with a chevron between three fleur-de-lys. The oval shield is surrounded by a floral border which is unknown in heraldry. After some research, a an exact match could not be found; in fact a chevron between three fleur-de-lys appears to be a common design so the owner of this matrix may have chosen it according to personal preference rather than his or her family's heritage.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lancashire
Date between 1700 and 1900
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 588791
Old ref: LANCUM-666086
Filename: KDMDMH666086d.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/450771
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/450771/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/588791
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