2024-03-29T01:24:34+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/495663/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/495663/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/495663/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/495663/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/495663/format/pdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/495663/format/rdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/495663495663CORN-09CBC8PAS4F709CBC001F52SEAL MATRIXanonymous248.925.52011MEDIEVAL13001400Copper alloy seal matrix with a circular die and upright handle. The handle of the matrix is hexagonal in cross-section, and tapers and then widens to a hexagonal collar below a suspension loop that is lozenge-shaped in profile with a circular perforation. The circular die (face of the seal) depicts a heart in the centre that is being clasped by two hands with cuffs. Between the wrists is a four-petalled flower and the heart is bordered by foliage on either side. The inscription is set between two simple ridged lines and reads *PRIEVE SV E PLEIN D'A which can be understood as PRIEVE SV E PLEIN D'A[MVR], or in English, 'I am private and full of love'. When the seal is read with the star initial mark at the top, the heart is upside down.
These love mottoes in French were private as it denotes and intended to be used for sealing personal letters. They generally date from the 14th century and often have a central design of a heart, flowers or clasped hands (Mills, 1999, 27, Nos.NM.47-48).
Cherry in Saunders (1991) illustrates similar seals in form (not the dies) on pages 36-7, Figs.6-7, Nos.12 & 17-18, which are dated from the 14th century.2012-03-26 17:43:412018-05-18 13:42:13312011-05-152011-05-15*PRIEVE SV E PLEIN D'A1Certain1122929PAS4F709CBC001F5274CORNCopper alloy10627CompleteGoodMEDIEVALMDx14221p0gjgrsxwzxMEDIEVALMDx14221p0gjgrsxwzxMetal detectorCircaCirca47783943750244454375041427SW5231SW5231SW51SW50.127132-5.471223263524876100375653DSCN8088.JPG414seal matrix (seal)Royal Institution of Cornwall5images/atyacke/South WestCultivated landEuropean RegionUnitary AuthorityCornwallUnitary AuthorityCornwallCivil Parish50.1278-5.46657MarazionReturned to finder95402