Seals. Artifacts.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to artifacts bearing monograms, writing, numbers, symbols, or designs in intaglio that are used for making an impression in relief on some soft, tenacious substance such as clay or wax. They may be flat or cylindrical, the impression made by rolling the seal over the surface. The term also refers to the impressions that have been made in wax, clay, or another soft material by the impact of a seal or other hard engraved surface. Seals are generally used to authenticate documents or for decoration.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Charter of Anne of Denmark in favour of William Schaw, son of John Schaw of Lathangy.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14221
Content Description
Dated Edinburgh, 28 February 1611.The charter is addressed to Patrick Stewart of Beith and Robert Ure of Saling, deputy bailies of Dunfermline, instructing them to take action in transferring the hereditary sasine of the late John Schaw of Lathangy to his son William Schaw. The signature stamps of Anne and James VI and I are applied at the top of the charter; the document states that this was done by Thomas Bigholme for John Paip, Writer to the Signet. There is the...
Dates:
28 February 1611.