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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: WAW-4BCB7A
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval (later 17th century) incomplete cast lead four part cloth seal. Two discs of a four-part seal remain, discs two and three, but the connecting ribbon is missing. Disc two has 'OF ENGLAND with a bust facing right. Disc three has a fleur-de-lis with 1 to left and ½ to the right.
The seal is in fair condition and the surface has a buff patina.
The largest disc measures 19.39mm long, 13.42mm wide, 1.57mm thick and weighs 1.23g.
Cloth seals were in use between the 14th and 18th centuries (Egan, 1994) as a form of quality control. This may be a 17th century example. There are similar examples recorded by Egan (Egan, 1994, Nos. 129, 130, 136, 142, and 143). These are cloth seals representing Charles II, James II and William III, therefore dating to 1660 to 1702.
Egan, G. 1994.Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum Occasional Paper 93. The British Museum Press; London.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1660
Date to: Exactly AD 1702
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.39 mm
Width: 13.42 mm
Thickness: 1.57 mm
Weight: 1.23 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 23rd November 2017 - Thursday 23rd November 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Wellington Heath (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO7140
Four figure Latitude: 52.05761605
Four figure longitude: -2.42437361
1:25K map: SO7140
1:10K map: SO74SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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