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SEAL

Unique ID: NLM-9FDDD8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead bag seal. A pair of cast discs clamped together to form a thicker disc with a pair of holes on opposed edges to function as a drawstring bag closure. One side bears a central motif resembling a compass rose with an archer crown above it; this incorporates a legend in two orders, in part reading: ?GOOD? SEEDS / [---] / [---] ?FREE?, with an illegible label set centrally and below, within the circumferential legend: REGISTERED TRADE MARK. The other side bears a three-line central legend: SUTTON / & / SONS and a circumferential legend: [--]BY APPOINTMENT / [EN]GLAND. The company was founded in 1806 in Reading, Berkshire, gained Royal approval in 1856, and continues to supply seed to gardeners today. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1860-1900.

Diameter: 22.9mm, Thickness: 6.2mm, Weight: 16.46gms

Class: Bag Closure
Inscription: ?GOOD? SEEDS / [---] / [---] ?FREE? / REGISTERED TRADE MARK // SUTTON / & / SONS / [--]BY APPOINTMENT / [EN]GLAND

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 1860
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.2 mm
Weight: 16.46 g
Diameter: 22.9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 26th March 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM35855

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Stamped

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Roxby cum Risby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9115
Four figure Latitude: 53.62363868
Four figure longitude: -0.62559342
1:25K map: SE9115
1:10K map: SE91NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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