Stamping block
This block stamps the word ‘France’ and was part of a larger official stamp used by Customs officials at Exeter quay. Exeter had strong trade links with France, especially for export of cloth made in Devon.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 1894/2/23
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Material
- wood
- Common Name
- stamping block
- Simple Name
- stamp
- Period Classification
- George III (1760-1811)
