Seal in the form of a pug dog
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Seal in the form of a pug dog seated on a lapis cushion, engraved with a monogram (AdeR)
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- Alice de Rothschild was fond of pug dogs, and owned several, so it is not surprising that she was also keen on models of pugs. This seal matrix would have been used to impress her monogram into the hot wax used to close the envelopes of her letters. As well as this seal, she also had snuffboxes in the shape of pugs.
Dimensions (mm) / weight (mg)
36 x 32 x 32
Marks
AdeR
Monogram
on matrix
Provenance
- Acquired by Miss Alice de Rothschild ; inherited by James de Rothschild (b. 1878, d.1957); inherited by his wife Dorothy de Rothschild (b.1895, d.1988); inherited by the present owner in 1988.
Collection
- Waddesdon (Rothschild Family)