Fob seal matrix bearing the arms of Sir John Stonehouse, Lady Penelope Stonehouse and related crest [realia].
1710
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Title
Fob seal matrix bearing the arms of Sir John Stonehouse, Lady Penelope Stonehouse and related crest [realia].
Created/published
1710.
Description
1 object ; length 3 cm diameter of matrix 2 cm
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
FAST ACC 271924 (quarto)
Folger-specific note
Purchase made possible by The Eric and Mary Weinmann Acquisitions Fund. From dealer's description: "[STONEHOUSE, John.][A triple-sided rotating fob seal bearing the arms of Sir John Stonehouse, Lady Penelope Stonehouse and related crest.] [England, c.1710.] Fob seal, steel (height 4.3cm) the triple-sided rotating matrix mounted within a flat pierced & engraved housing decorated with floral flourishes, flowers & bird heads, incorporating suspension loop, attached to a contemporaneous related fob chain with 3 watch keys (1 articulated) & a second fob seal, steel (height 2.8cm) with engraved black [glass?] matrix, overall in a very good state of preservation. Displaying skilled English craftsmanship of the era of Queen Anne, this triple-sided rotating fob seal bears matrices engraved with the arms of Sir John Stonehouse (1672-1733), his wife Lady Penelope Stonehouse, née Dashwood, and a dog emblem, the Stonehouse family crest. The stylised baroque flourishes of the engraved and pierced housing incorporate foliage, flowers and bird heads. Attached to the same chain is a second smaller fob seal, the matrix depicting a dove bearing an olive branch, and three watch keys, one articulated. Sir John Stonehouse married Penelope Dashwood in 1706 so this fob seal must have been made soon afterwards, perhaps c.1710. Radley Hall in Oxfordshire, now part of Radley College, was built for Stonehouse in the 1720s." Ordered from Samuel Gedge D9306, 2019-05-29, Cat. 28 #104.