Seal impression (cast), of Abbot Hugh

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This is a 19th century sulphur cast of a seal impression. The impression was made from the seal of Hugh, Abbot of Jedburgh Abbey in Roxburghshire, dating from the 13th century.

The seal depicts an abbot facing to the right, sitting before his lectern while holding a crozier. The inscription 'SIGILL' HVGONIS ABBATIS DE GED[ ]EW' identifies the owner. The gold border is modern cardboard trim.

Seals are evidence of the paperwork involved in running a complex organisation. They were signs of the medieval Church's huge authority, combining the functions of signature and logo to show that documents were genuine.

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• Online ID: 000-180-001-777-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  K.1999.1359
• Date: Date of cast: 19th century; Date of seal: 13th century
  
• Material: Sulphur; brown. Inscription: SIGILL' HVGONIS ABBATIS DE GED{ }EW
  Seal / cast
  
• Dimensions: 59 mm L x 39 mm W
  
• What: Seal / cast
  
• Subject:
• Who: Hugh, Abbot of Jedburgh Abbey
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Jedburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Brown sulphur cast of the seal of Hugh, Abbot of Jedburgh Abbey, 13th century
  
• References:
  • Stevenson and Wood, i, p. 187, no 145 
  • Stevenson, J.H. and Wood, M. Scottish Heraldic Seals - Royal, Official, Ecclesiastical, Collegiate, Burghal, Personal, vol i. Glasgow, 1940, p 187, no 145. 
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