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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: LVPL-2A2E1E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy cloth seal of post-medieval date. The object is oval in plan with a projecting tab. The remaining disc is stamped by a crowned fleur-de-lis with the initials I R to each side. The cloth seal was probably issued during the reign of James I (1603-1625). The second half of the cloth seal is missing.
Dimensions: 20mm in length, 13mm in width, 2.00g
Cloth seals were in use between the 14th and 18th centuries (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: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1603
Date to: Circa AD 1625
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20 mm
Width: 13 mm
Weight: 2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Thursday 16th March 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Washingborough
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 1989 | Leaden seals for textiles - Some Archaeological Evidence Relating to Fabrics and Trade | London | The Costume Society |
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