Cloth Seal, Clothier's Seal, Tiverton, Henry Blagdon
Cloth Seal, Clothier's Seal, Tiverton, Henry Blagdon, Image & Held by Michel Royer.
Purchased from Amsterdam, Netherlands, 20mm.
RE / 22 / GO // clover leaf R E to sides, (HEN)RY + BLAG(DON) around
Most of the edge is missing from this seal.
From Mike Patrick, "To quote from Peter's book: "In 1708 Henry Blagdon was joined in business by his uncle George Thorne who had left the Burridge company. The Blagdon coat of arms included the trefoil or fleur-de-lis, from which the clover symbol on his stamp was derived. 'Henry Blagdon Clover' stamps continued in use by other merchants, including George Lewis and William Smale and probably by George Osmond and Oliver Peard, to mark a particular grade of cloth. The clover outline is usually infilled with granules. I think that the photo I attach shows confirms the link with George Osmond (and possibly Richard Enchmarch) but is of a design I hadn't seen before."
