Seal
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1900
Materials
mercury, resin, silk & cinnabar
Measurements
10 mm (Height); 90 mm (Diameter)
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107640
Summary
A double-sided seal made from cinnabar. It is the seal of the Maharajah Mjr Gl Sir Pratap Singh of Kashmir and would have accompanied an address. It has inscriptions on both sides; on one it contains an inscription in English with the Maharajah's coat-of-arms, the reverse has an inscription in Hindi and Arabic.
Full description
Health Hazard: Presence of Mercury
Marks and inscriptions
.HIS HIGHNESS MAHARAJA MJR GL SIR PRATAP SINGH, G.C.S.I. INDAR MOHENDER BAHADUR. SIPAI.I.SALTNAT OF JUMMOO, KASHMIR (ampresand) ITS DEPENDENCIES. U C DAS LAHORE On the reverse, there is an inscription in Arabic and Hindi