Seal matrix / impression

Description

Gold signet, Privy Seal of Joan Beaufort of Scotland, wife of James I, found at Kinross, c. 1425, with an impression

Museum reference

H.NM 163

Object name

Seal matrix / impression

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1425

Materials

Gold

Physical description

Good condition, the engraving a little worn.

Associations

Previous owner: Joan Beaufort
Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Angels, Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland (12 Aug 1982 - 26 Sep 1982)
  Royal Museum of Scotland

References

Glenn, Virginia, Romanesque & Gothic: Decorative Metalwork and Ivory Carvings in the Museum of Scotland, NMSE Publishing, Edinburgh, 2003

Caldwell, D.H. (ed). Angels Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1982