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Brass Welsh Vicar-General in Spiritualities Desk Wax Seal
A rare Welsh brass desk seal, late 18th - early 19th century.
Seal Detail
Rarely found Welsh example of a brass ecclesiastical seal dating to late 18th - early 19th century for the position of the Vicar-General in Spiritualities of the Lord Bishop of St David's. The central shield displays the arms of the See of St David's with circumscription reading:
SIGILL(UM) . VICARII . IN . SP(IRIT)UALIBUS G(ENE)RALIS . D(OMI)NI ' EP(ISCOP)I . MENEVEN(SIS)
Seal Specification
Height 10mm (0.39")
Diameter of matrix 34mmx52mm (1.33"x2.04")
Weight 112g (3.95oz)