Wax Seal of Edward VI
Type: Seal
Date: 1547-1553
Setting: Court
Produced By/For: King Edward VI
Contents: Seal
Shelf Mark: Seal.Brown.1
Location: 5A/05/01 (Acc. 1989-069, Item #7)
Description from Donor
Wax Seal of Edward VI (1547-1553)
Dark green wax seal (diameter 147x10-17mm thickness; 65x15mm portion missing from upper edge with loss of text on both sides) over two vellum tags (250x36mm). Obverse side shows an enthroned figure flanked by two standards held by heraldic lion and unicorn surrounded by Latin text: "[break]DEI GR[ ]TIA MAGNAE BRITANNIA [blank portion] FRANCIAE ET HIBER.REX FIDEI DEFENSO [back at break]." Square hole (2 1/2 mm) in right margin [to test for melting point?] Reverse side shows a knight on a charger flourishing a drawn sword with a greyhound running alongside horse. Coat of arms (undecipherable through wear) in upper left quarter. Text: "[break]FIDEI DEFENSOR MAGNVS BRITANNIAE [illegible portion] HIBERNIAE REX FIDEI [back at break]".
Provenance: Antique Shop in Hartingford Bury, U.K.
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Seal, obverse
Seal, reverse
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