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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: WILT-00AC3D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A almost complete post-medieval cast lead cloth seal, probably dating to 17th century. The cloth seal is circular shape and is composed by two discs connected by a rectangular strip. The seal shows on both sides a mark. One disc reports the number 20, the other one depicts a small sword or a dagger with stwo stars on both side of the blade, inside a shield. Between the central decoration and the external edge is a damaged inscription but only the letters L E T can be seen. The seal measures 24.18mm in diameter and weights 11.51g.
A good number of similar cloth seal are recordered on PAS database, for example ESS-C8CE3B, ESS-3D8148, SOM-EE9D2E and NMS-5D7600. The record ESS-3D8148 explain that the shield represents the arms of the Dutch city of Haarlem, with the number 20 referring to the length of the fabric in Dutch ells. For a pubblisced reference see Egan, G. (1994), Lead Cloth Seal and Related Items in the British Museum, British Museum Occasional Paper 93.
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 11.51 g
Diameter: 24.18 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM4712
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Paul Malmesbury Without (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST9383
Four figure Latitude: 51.54584927
Four figure longitude: -2.10233813
1:25K map: ST9383
1:10K map: ST98SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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