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CLOTH SEAL

Unique ID: SWYOR-C24A92

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Part of a lead alloy four disc cloth seal dating from AD 1550 - 1700. Only one inner disc of the seal survives. It is stamped on one face with a square topped shield charged with three fleur de lis. The reverse is blank. A projecting rectangular tab indicates where the two discs of the other side of the seal would have been attached, and damage to the opposing edge suggest where the final fourth disc would have been positioned. The seal is 18.6mm long, 12.5mm wide and 1.8mm thick. 1.48g.

Cloth seals were in use between the 14th and 18th centuries, but the first four disc seals were probably used at the end of the 16th century and were widely used in the 17th century (Egan, 1992, Finds Research Group datasheet 3, page 2-3). The use of lis heraldry suggests a connection with France, probably imported cloth. Compare WAW-5DF3D2 and NMS-DBA9A6.

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 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.6 mm
Width: 12.5 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 1.48 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st October 2017 - Sunday 1st October 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2973

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
Parish or ward: Terrington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE6771
Four figure Latitude: 54.13049334
Four figure longitude: -0.97617151
1:25K map: SE6771
1:10K map: SE67SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G.	1992	Leaden Cloth Seals	Oxford	Finds Research Group 700 -1700 Datasheet 3	2-3

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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