Not currently on display at the V&A

Seal

1760-1776 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Seal of black basalt ware, oval with octagonal shank, with intaglio bust of a gentleman in eighteenth century costume.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Black basalt with intaglio decoration
Brief description
Seal of black basalt ware, made by Humphrey Palmer, Staffordshire (Hanley), 1760-1776
Physical description
Seal of black basalt ware, oval with octagonal shank, with intaglio bust of a gentleman in eighteenth century costume.
Dimensions
  • Shank length: 2.5cm
  • Width: 1.9cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Given by T. B. Illidge, Esq. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
2458C-1901

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Record createdAugust 10, 2009
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