ECS-S.90-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.90-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
College Seal
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Seal with an image of the Virgin Mary surrounded by rays and angels
Other number
90
Description
Dimensions
diameter (actual size): 59mm
Inscription
Inscribed: Sigillii: comune: prepositi et collegij regalis beate marie de eton.
Material
silver
Physical description
College Seal: In the centre is the Assumption of the Virgin Mary surrounded by rays and angels. Below is the coat of arms of France and England. On either side a lion guardant, crowned.
Production
Date
(1474)
History and association
Object history note
Jones p. 49 : 'This seal, according to the statutes, is to be kept in a chest fastened with two locks, the keys of which are to be kept severally by the Provost and the Bursar.'
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.49 pl. XXIII)
• Hussey, C. Eton College, 2nd Ed., 1926 (p.133)
• Maxwell Lyte, H.C., A History of Eton College, London 1899
• Hussey, C. Eton College, 2nd Ed., 1926 (p.133)
• Maxwell Lyte, H.C., A History of Eton College, London 1899
