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CLOTH SEAL

Unique ID: BH-EB0DC1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A damaged lead two-disc cloth seal of post-medieval date. This is a customs seal, issued at Lyon for the exportation of silk. Similar seals have been found in London (see Egan, 1995, p. 102, nos. 299 and 300). The two examples illustrated date from the late 16th and 18th centuries respectively. Both sides of the cloth seal have been stamped and have relief designs. One disc bears an ornamented circular Shield-of-France, containing three fleurs-de-lis; the other disc bears the arms of Lyon, comprising a shield with lion rampant, a chief with three fleurs-de-lis, and the legend (which runs clockwise from 1 o'clock) 'DOANNA DE LYON'. The designs on both sides are contained within pellet borders. The seal measures 18.1mm in diameter, 2.7mm thick and weighs 6.1g.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 6.1 g
Diameter: 18.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th January 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 09/7 - 50

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Offley

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: With finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	102

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Paul Cannon wrote @ 19:01:28 on the 22nd July 2012.
For a French website containing several Lyon customs seals see https://sites.google.com/site/plombdescelle/les-douanes/lyon

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