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SOMDOR-9EF300: Post Medieval Cloth Seal

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CLOTH SEAL

Unique ID: SOMDOR-9EF300

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A post-medieval lead cloth seal of the two disc type. The front of the seal depicts an ornate shield with an erect sword, four mullets to the side of the sword and a cross above it. The back is marked with the number 19. The arms are those of the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands, and the number 19 represents the length of the cloth measured in Dutch ells. The inscription on the front means goods from Haarlem. This seal is similar to number 321 in Geoff Egan's catalogue of lead cloth seals in the British Museum. Lead seals were attached to cloth as an official indication of its quality. Two-part disc seals were joined in the centre by a connecting strip. One disc was perforated and the other contained a rivet, so that the two discs would affix together when the connecting strip was folded (Egan 1994, pp. viii, 1).

Inscription: Obverse: [HAERLE]MS GOET, reverse: 19

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1600
Date to: Ante AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.55 mm
Width: 25.58 mm
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 15.4 g
Diameter: 15.46 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 20th June 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Egan, G. 1994 Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum London Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum p. 110, fig. 43 no. 321

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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