Seal
ca. 1820 (made)
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Triple seal in the form of an ivory hand clasping a cylinder with a seal at each end, with a gold cuff mounted with moss agate. There is also a seal at the base.
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Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold, with ivory, turquoise, bloodstone, chalcedony and chrysoprase |
Brief description | England, about 1820 Enamelled gold, with ivory, turquoise, blood stone, chalcedony and chrysoprase; the seals engraved with crests and arms relating to Catherine Leveson Gower |
Physical description | Triple seal in the form of an ivory hand clasping a cylinder with a seal at each end, with a gold cuff mounted with moss agate. There is also a seal at the base. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs O. C. Leveson-Gower |
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Accession number | M.8-1972 |
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Record created | June 9, 2005 |
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