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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: WAW-1B832F
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Possible Medieval to Post Medieval (14th and 18th centuries) lead or lead alloy cloth seal: The seal is composed of two discs over laying each other, both of which are incomplete, and connected by a possible stud through the hole of the second, and then flattened. There is a high-relief design which appears to be a transverse ridge which has three short ridges bisecting it. The surface of the seal is oxidised forming a cream colour. It measures 19.56mm long, and 16.47mm wide. It weighs 4g.
Cloth seals were in use between the 14th and 18th centuries (Egan, 1989) as a form of quality control. It is not possible to narrow down the date of this example.
Egan, G. 1989 'Leaden Seals for Textiles - Some Archaeological Evidence Relating to Fabric and Trade' Costume No. 23
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.56 mm
Width: 16.47 mm
Weight: 4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 14th March 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
Parish or ward: Cotheridge (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8053
Four figure Latitude: 52.17489104
Four figure longitude: -2.29388038
1:25K map: SO8053
1:10K map: SO85SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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