Record ID: CORN-3E4F86
Object type: BOTTLE SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Moulded glass circular seal from an ‘onion’ shaped bottle embossed with Inº Davis 1704. The seal has a boss on the back and a gold coloured skin due to devitrification and one edge has been broken off. There are some records of the Davis family of Perranuthnoe getting married c.1700, but the two names mentioned are Honour and Samuel. John Davis, however, is recorded as having died in 1737, so this seal may have been used to commemorate the birth or baptism of one of his children in 1704.
Created on: Monday 18th April 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Perranuthnoe', grid reference and parish protected.