Wax seal
S. Cookson
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
Unknown
Materials
Card and wax
Measurements
77 mm (Length)46 mm (W)
Place of origin
St. Paul's Churchyard
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1340336
Summary
Small red wax seal on card with profile of Milton. Handwritten in ink on card, 'Impressions of a Seal of Milton's Head, presented by the Booksellers of London to Robt. Lemon Sen'r- Deputy Keeper of State Papers'. Printed on reverse, 'S. COOKSON, MILLINER, Haberdasher and Co. 51, ST PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, MILLINERY FOR EXPORTATION. 2 Doors From Cheapside'.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
S. Cookson