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CLOTH SEAL

Unique ID: IOW-BB56E3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Cast lead cloth seal. Disc 2 and disc 3 of a four disc seal. Both discs are about 12mm in diameter with an integral folded attachment lug, about 3mm in length and 3mm in width. Disc 2. This side is very worn but has been identified by Geoff Egan as being a "OF ENG LAND" Charles II type head seal (possibly James II). A beaded circlet enclosing the head is just discernable. Disc 3. Enclosed within a beaded circlet is a lion passant guardant. 1/2 is visible below the lion. This is likely to be a 3 1/2 pence for cloth subsidy seal (the 3 having been worn and not now clearly visible.

Notes:

A similar seal has been published by Egan, G in Saunders,P. 2001. For further informatin on cloth seals see. Egan, G. 1985 and Egan, G. 1994.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Isle of Wight Council
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1600
Date to: AD 1699

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.9 g
Diameter: 12 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 20th September 2003

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: RA 8
Museum accession number: IOW 2003.81.70

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Bembridge Parish

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Controlled archaeological investigation (unstratified)
Discovery circumstances: Community project
Current location: Isle of Wight Council
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages
Egan, G.	1992	Leaden Cloth Seals	Oxford	Finds Research Group 700 -1700 Datasheet 3
Egan, G.	1994	Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum	London	Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum
Saunders, P.	2001	Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 3	Salisbury	Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum	62, fig 23, 101

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Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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