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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: GLO-560186
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Part of a lead cloth seal of post-Medieval date. The main plate is formed from an eight pointed star that would have had a rectangular tab on one side to affix a second corresponding plate. The face of the remaining plate is decorated with a rectangular shield surrounded by a crown and displaying the French modern coat of arms, to the left of the shield is a C and to the right is an R.
Two similar seals recorded on this database at BH-B85EC3Z and BH-25B823 both display the French modern coat of arms with the coat of arms of Lyon on the reverse. These examples are thought to be associated with the import of silk from Lyon see BH-25B823 for further discussion.
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
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st May 2018 - Friday 31st August 2018
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Tewkesbury (District)
Parish or ward: Ashleworth (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8026
Four figure Latitude: 51.93214771
Four figure longitude: -2.29229061
1:25K map: SO8026
1:10K map: SO82NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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