tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post2517622876474883794..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: 'Woke' Narrativisation from PAS Lockdown [Updated]Paul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-29399229946770203752020-08-08T05:31:48.878-07:002020-08-08T05:31:48.878-07:00
http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles...<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2007/02/28/slavery_moultrie_austin_feature.shtml<br /><br /> Provides another speculative connection (Sheriffhales is about 2miles from Aston Hall,Shifnal and the occupiers from 1762 have a more direct connection with the Trade).Hougenaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13572432580825010946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-25028936173701453312020-08-07T21:56:40.918-07:002020-08-07T21:56:40.918-07:00Thanks David, so now a third interpretation of thi...Thanks David, so now a third interpretation of this single decontextualised object, which just shows how easy it is to overlay loose artefacts with interpretations that might have little in common with reality. If you are right about the octagonal frame making it later - which I feel is probably the case - then the item did not fall into the category of Treasure and the "pre-1713" label was incorrectly imposed. Thanks. Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-67860420096436497002020-08-07T20:18:12.652-07:002020-08-07T20:18:12.652-07:00Some notes for Peter Reavill:
a) Motif:
The motif...Some notes for Peter Reavill:<br /><br /><b>a) Motif:</b><br />The motif of the seal die is simply an heraldic device ('charge') known as a 'Maure' ('Moor's head') which, since the die is incised, would as usual face dexter in the impression. <br /><br />It is a common device (appearing on the arms of Corsica, Sardinia and Coburg among many others) and, despite Mr Reavill's strenuous effort to make it relevant, the device is most unlikely to have even the remotest connection with the "transatlantic slave trade". Those examples proudly displayed by Corsica and Sardinia, for instance, date back to the 14th and 13th centuries respectively and probably allude to the defeat of Moorish rule during the Middle Ages; that displayed by Coburg honours the town's patron Saint Maurice and was granted in 1493.<br /><br /><b>b) Date:</b><br />The octagonal shape with beaded border is a Neoclassical theme which, together with the artistic style of the head, suggests a date around 1760-1800. <br /><br /><br />Instead of vacuously jumping on the BLM bandwagon in an attempt to be topical, it might be more instructive to find out which family the heraldic seal may have belonged to (there are several British candidates) and how it ended up in a Shropshire field.David Knellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488678409144873954noreply@blogger.com