WAW-848927: Medieval or Post Medieval cloth seal, possibly (plan and reverse).

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CLOTH SEAL

Unique ID: WAW-848927

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

possible cast lead or lead alloy cloth seal. The seal is probably made from two discs, but it does not have the corresponding joining stud and perforation as is usual. Instead they seem to overlap, which makes it difficult to affix to cloth. The object is sub-circular in plan and the upper surface has a sub-circular platform with high-relief lettering reading ‘YO[ ] / HE[ ]’. The edges are rounded with one portion of the edge having a slender rectangular protrusion which may have originally formed a ribbon. The reverse is undecorated. The object has a light brown patina. The object measures 17.18mm long, 13.76mm wide and 3.64mm thick. It weighs 2.6g. The object closely resembles a cloth seal, but it is not clear how it would be secured to the cloth. If it is a cloth seal, it will date to the 14th and 18th centuries (Egan, G. 1989 ‘Leaden Seals for Textiles – Some Archaeological Evidence Relating to Fabric and Trade’ Costume No. 23) and used as a form of quality control.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.18 mm
Width: 13.76 mm
Thickness: 3.64 mm
Weight: 2.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 31st October 2006 - Monday 16th April 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
Parish or ward: Leigh (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO7653
Four figure Latitude: 52.174731
Four figure longitude: -2.352372
1:25K map: SO7653
1:10K map: SO75SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Paul Cannon wrote @ 00:21:13 on the 27th July 2012.
I believe this should probably be read as YOR/KE. It may relate to the city itself or to the county of Yorkshire, see HAMP-C2E516 and YORYM-32E807.

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Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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