Wax seal and parchment

Yup, that's why I'm saying conservation or museum grade.

 

Quite exciting find it seems. Ill have a lot to do tomorrow, I’ll keep you all informed. Thanks for all the help.

 

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk...abeth-monarchy/the-great-seal-of-elizabeth-i/

Maybe another research/consultation resource.

 

I sure hope it turns out to be the real deal. I think those large seals are uncommon.

On some documents the seal would be protected in a silver box called a skippet. The Elizabethan period apparently predates sealing waxes involving shellac. Here's an excerpt from a book on silver boxes recently mentioned in another thread:


Note that this refers to wax used to seal letters - not appended seals as with your item. For all I know, a seal like yours might have been made from a different material entirely.