Waxtober

Day 1: to the moon! "new moon rising over the sea, motto 'je ne change qu’en appearance" from Lou and Anne Belcombe

Day 2: Remembrance "A black seal with a cherub and the words 'not lost but gone before' (mourning seal)."

Day 3:  a fancy seal "a fancy seal (a violet and il faut me chercher)"

Day 4: a bird? "black wax, bordered symbol that appears to be two birds perched on a bowl with L’amitie above it"

Day 5: a memento from a lover "wrote the other end & under the seal & finished my letter (began yesterday) to M- account for not sealing with the pelican" 

Day 6: think of me Red wax, "Pensez à moi" surrounded by a border

Day 7: a mother's gift (a pelican feeding her young with the blood from her breast)...that it had broken off from my seal-ring & was lost forever. My mother gave me this seal when I was a child. 

Day 8: what time is it? Tib used a seal w/ a clock face with the motto “Cheto fuor commoto dentro” [quiet without, active within] often when writing to Anne. 

Day 9: you have to look for me "took a stroll along Coventry Street, Halfhide and Co., #7. Will cut me a seal w/ a motto e.g. a violet under a hedge with the motto il faut me chercher, for a guinea."

Day 10: Bird's Head Black wax, Shield with X (cross) and a bird's head with motto on scroll, Letter from William Duffin, York to Anne  Lister, Shibden Hall

Day 11: Vulgar Miss Vallance "seals with an arrow aimed at an apple – motto – Tell et liberté – I do not much like this image & superscription, at least when used by an English lady in England"

Day 12: Eliza Profile bust of man's head with curly hair and headband, facing left, Letter from M Crawford

Day 13: Parisian Amethyst Seal "enclosed the amethyst seal I got cut for my friend by Mellerio (rue de la paix, Paris) a violet flower among a tuft of grass – motto, “Il faut me chercher"

Day 14: Indistinguishable A black seal with indistinguishable carvings, Letter from Captain Sutherland to William Priestley. 

Day 15: Sib 'if you ever honour me by making use of it' - 'tis a thistle beautifully cut with the encircling motto 'Dinna forget' - I have looked at it with many a feeling of interest and regard'

Day 16: the key A key surrounded by a border, Letter from Maria Barlow, Paris, to Anne Lister, Shibden Hall 

Day 17: mother of pearl 7 seals fixed on a wheel with a nacre [mother-of-pearl] handle

Day 18:  kitty kitty The Sutherland cat surrounded by the words "Sans Peur" (the Clan's motto).

Day 19: Faith "Foi est tout” [Faith is everything] in block letters on a scroll, carved in bloodstone

Day 20: a Patronum? A black seal adorned with what seems to be a stag jumping

Day 21: #poorNantz Cupid in a boat guided by a star, motto "Si je te perds, je suis perdu” [“If I lose you I am lost”]  from Anne Belcombe 

Day 22: My Precious "Waste not one regret on the cutting of the seal. It is more precious to me than you have an idea of" - AW to AL, 3 Nov. 1832

Day 23: the wolf Red seal, Lawton coat of arms

Day 24: leaf Red wax, leaf with inscription

Day 25: that curly hair again Black wax, left-facing profile of man with curly hair and beard

Day 26: forever "toi pour toujours" [to you forever] 

Day 27: AW A.W. in black

Day 28: #poorTib Black wax, "Isabella"

Day 29: motifs A red seal with undistinguishable motifs, Letter from Lady Stuart de Rothesay, Whitehall, to Anne Lister, Shibden Hall

Day 30: pineapple vibes red wax, diamond pattern, Letter from Miss Marsh, York, to Anne Lister, Langton

Day 31: RIP Mariana Red seal, Lawton arms, Bond between C Lawton, W Lawton & E Darvall & H.S. Belcombe before the marriage