Seal

Seal
Seal
1998/6967

1800-1850 / Metal / Object / Organic / Seal / Wesleyana
Horn, mother-of-pearl
1800s

Small pressed horn seal in the shape of a bust of John Wesley. The preaching bands are accentuated with mother-of-pearl.

In the 1800s, letters were usually sealed with sealing wax and commemorative seals of well-known public figures were popular.