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Personal Seal
(Medieval Europe )
Seals were used to authenticate personal as well as state documents. The design carved on the base would be pressed into melted sealing wax that would then harden in the air. The letter "H" on this seal was probably the first letter of a name. The handle is made in the shape of a tiny statuette of the Virgin and Child.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mrs. John Hunt, Drumleck, Baily, County Dublin, Ireland; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1981.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 11/16 x W: 1/2 x D: 9/16 in. (4.3 x 1.3 x 1.4 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1981
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.1162