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Fleur de lis over shield
29 March 2017 by engagement

Fleur de lis over shield

 
Watermark Fleur de lis over shield
Date 1674
Location of use Dublin, Ireland
Dimensions 110 mm x 45 mm
Chain-lines gutter 20]-25-25-25-25-26-25-25-26-26-[20 foredge
Position centred on line 6 (from gutter)
Process Canon EOS, backlighting; Photoshop
Source RIA MS 12 D 1, f. 252; account book of the Guild of St Anne, Dublin, 1584–1817
Repository Royal Irish Academy, Dublin
Posted in Account Book
Bunch of grapes, with ‘4’ over ‘M’ on top
29 March 2017 by engagement

Bunch of grapes, with ‘4’ over ‘M’ on top

 
Watermark Bunch of grapes, with ‘4’ over ‘M’ on top
Date 1584
Location of use Dublin, Ireland
Dimensions 71 mm x 35 mm
Chain-lines gutter 26]-38-38-38-38-36-38-[28-30 foredge
Position between lines 5 and 6
Process Canon EOS, backlighting
Source RIA MS 12 D 1, f. 247; account book of the Guild of St Anne, Dublin, 1584–1817; Type 1 occurs up to 1673
Repository Royal Irish Academy, Dublin
Posted in Account Book

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