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Seal impression (cast), of David I

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000-180-001-783-C
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Seal impression (cast), of David I

This is a 19th century sulphur cast of a seal impression. The impression was made from the reverse of the Great Seal of David I, dating from around 1124. Great Seals were used primarily for grants of land.

The worn and broken seal depicts the king as a knight on horseback. He wears a conical helmet and carries a gonfanon (flag) with three streamers. The gold border is modern cardboard trim.

David I was the son of Malcolm III and Margaret (later Saint Margaret). He spent many years as a youth in the English court. He became King of Scots on the death of his brother Alexander I in 1124. During his reign he introduced many English customs and ideas.


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Online ID: 000-180-001-783-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  K.1999.737
Date: c. 1124
Date of cast: 19th century; Date of seal: Around 1124
Material: Sulphur; brown; circular
Dimensions: 65 mm D
What: Seal / cast
Subject:
Who: David I
Young Collection
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Description: Brown sulphur cast of the reverse of the Great Seal of David I, depicting the king as a knight on horseback, c. 1124
References:
  • Stevenson and Wood, i, p.3 no.7 
  • Stevenson, J.H. and Wood, M. Scottish Heraldic Seals - Royal, Official, Ecclesiastical, Collegiate, Burghal, Personal, vol i. Glasgow, 1940, p 3, no. 7. 
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