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Heraldic Seal
Marked by: Hester Bateman (1708–1794)
English (London)
about 1780
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Weight: 25.5 gm (16 dwt)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession Number60.936
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe seal is cut into an oval form and mounted with a cast openwork handle.
Marks
On back, maker's mark, possibly HB ( Grimwade 961).
InscriptionsARMORIALS: on face of seal, the arms and crest of Southby, for Edward Southby (1712-1793) of Carswell, co. Berkshire.
Provenance1960, sold by Claude Blair, Co., Surrey, to the MFA for £10. (Accession Date: September 21, 1960)