Plaster cast of seal of King John Balliol, King of the Scots c.1249-1314)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Plaster of paris
Measurements
103 mm (Diameter)6 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1340299
Summary
Circular plaster cast of a seal, of a mounted knight, motto (possibly Latin) around the edge. Cross reference SNO.V.973. On the reverse, in pencil, is written 'John Balliol, King of Scotland' and scratched into the plaster is 'XLVII 32'.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.