List of seal casts in the British Museum
Reference code
DOU
Title
List of seal casts in the British Museum
Date
before 1897
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and format
1 volume.
Small folio.
Cloth binding, red.
Small folio.
Cloth binding, red.
Scope and content
Copy by Herbert Arthur Doubleday (1867-1941) of the manuscript catalogue of the collection of sulphur casts of English personal seals presented by John Doubleday to the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum (British Library) in 1837.
Please note that this is a list of names with reference numbers and not a catalogue with descriptions.
Please note that this is a list of names with reference numbers and not a catalogue with descriptions.
Creator
Doubleday, John (c 1798-1856), craftsman, restorer and dealer
Doubleday, Herbert Arthur (1867-1941), publisher, historian and genealogist
Doubleday, Herbert Arthur (1867-1941), publisher, historian and genealogist
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/861
Archival history
Owned by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, PSA (d. 1897), signature on the original cover. Probably part of the Franks Bequest.
System of arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.