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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: WAW-E0E656
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post Medieval cast lead or lead alloy cloth seal. It is composed of two discs over laying each other and connected by an integral ribbon. One disc has a stud, the other a hole through which the stud is positioned. One face has a beaded border within which there is a plant with flowers and has a 'V' within. The reverse disc has a prominent '21' stamped off-centre. The surface of the seal is oxidised forming a mottled cream colour. It measures 24.68mm long, 19.55mm wide and 4.36mm thick. It weighs 7.5g.
Cloth seals were in use between the 14th and 18th centuries (Egan, G. 1989 'Leaden Seals for Textiles - Some Archaeological Evidence Relating to Fabric and Trade' Costume No. 23) as a form of quality control. The seal probably dates to the 16th to 18th centuries.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.68 mm
Width: 19.55 mm
Thickness: 4.36 mm
Weight: 7.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st May 2011 - Thursday 1st November 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
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: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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