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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: SWYOR-A6FC04
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead two-part cloth or bag seal probably dating from AD 1700 - 1900. Originally it had two circular discs joined by a tab, but only one now survives. The surviving disc has an integral oval tab which was pushed through a circular hole in the other disc before the seal was stamped. Part of an impressed deisgn is visible on the oval tab, in the form of raised, obliquely crossing lines. The complete disc is marked with scratched cursive writing which may read: (J)obb & / Ste(rl), but the letter forms are not clear. The seal measures 20.6mm long, 18.5mm wide and 4.4mm thick. 5.3g.
Compare DOR-BC04CF which notes that "According to Geoff Egan (pers. comm.) seals with a regular oval tab passed through a hole in the disc with scratched marks date from the late 18th - 19th century."
Inscription:
(J)obb & / Ste(rl)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.6 mm
Width: 18.5 mm
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 5.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st July 2015 - Sunday 1st November 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2791
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Stockton-on-the-Forest (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE6555
Four figure Latitude: 53.9869702
Four figure longitude: -1.01019653
1:25K map: SE6555
1:10K map: SE65NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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