Find Spot record DUN 161 - Findspot of two Medieval seals
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | TM 4275 6775 (point) Centred on |
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Map sheet | TM46NW |
Civil Parish | DUNWICH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Two seals illustrated in Archaeologia.
6 December 1827: "found not long since, on the coast near Dunwich... Common Seal of the College of St Mary and the Holy Angels, commonly called St Sepulchre's college at York..." (ill). (S1)
4 March 1830: seal matrix found some time since at Dunwich.. lead, was taken out of a well, and was the seal of the "penitentiarius" of Jerusalem...(ill). (S2)
Ipswich Museum 1928-22: "Matrix of seal of Dunwich probably that granted by King John when he gave the town its first charter SIGILL BURGI OF DONEWIZ. From the collection of F G Crisp of Little Wenham Hill. (Suckling, History of Suffolk, volume 2 page 292 Brass matrix in possession of Rev Stirling Mozeley Westorp of Sibton Vicarage (1846)). (S3)
Ipswich Museum 1942-102.E.1-8, circa 1850-1880: 5 brass seal matrices, 3 lead matrices. Grubbe collection. Inscriptions transcribed on accession card. Ipswich Museum 1920-74.93,94,95: C13 lead seal matrices.
1920.74.79: 12 lead merchant's seals Layard collection.
Ipswich Museum 1935-65.13A: 123 lead seals (from Southwold and Dunwich). Major Moor collection.
Cast of a lead seal said to have been found at Dunwich (owner of matrix states "the reverse is inscribed Found at Dunwich in a C19 (C18?) hand"). Dated circa 1150-1200 by Michael Dolley. Further details on Ipswich Museum card (S5).
Formerly recorded as DUN MISC
Sources/Archives (8)
- <R1> SSF21709 (No record type): Suckling Rev A, History of Suffolk, 2, 292.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: photocopy of Archaeologia, 22, 1829, 423 and Archaeologia, 23.
- <S1> SSF686 (No record type): Archaeologia, 22, 1829, 423.
- <M2> SSF37863 (No record type): ,1831, 410..
- <S2> SSF688 (No record type): Archaeologia, 23, 1831, 410.
- <S3> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1928-72, 1928.
- <S4> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1942-102.E.1-8, 1942.
- <S5> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1977-34, 1977.
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Record last edited
May 29 2018 5:01PM