[Wax cast of Admiral Cletheroe's seal] [art original].
Alternative Title
Wax impression of Admiral Cletheroe's seal
Published / Created
[no date]
Publication Place
England
Description
Title from note in previous owner's hand. Date of matrix (1406) from British Museum online catalogue. Taken from a brass matrix formerly owned by Horace Walpole. Inscription: s: ric :cletherowe : admiralli: occidentalis: anglie. Seal matrix: British Museum 'Cat. of Seals', no. 1042; 'Archaeologia', xlvi, p. 369. Seal matrix: British Museum online catalogue; registration no. 1858,0629.1.
Provenance
Seal matrix: 1773, Mar 12-13?, William Bristow Collection, bought by Horace Walpole £10.10.0. 1842 Strawberry Hill Sale, day 15, lot 12 bought by Hor. Rodd, £4.0.0. Dr. Bliss; William Chaffers; 1858, Purchased by The British Museum--Strawberry Hill Catalog. Gift of A.J. Watson to W.S. Lewis, February 1950.
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Citation
Wax Cast of Admiral Cletheroe's Seal. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.