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Record ID: PUBLIC-180A83
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead pot mend of Roman to Post Medieval date. Cast plug to mend a vessel wall of estimated 2-3mm thickness. The object is sub-oval in plan, 34.9mm x 21.1mm. Both sides would of originally been flat, giving an H shaped profile but one side has been folded back on both its edges, giving a current, increased thickness of 15.1mm.
The mend has a creamy white patina. It weighs 22.6g
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2019
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This findspot is known as 'Kings Caple', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: YORYM-16D880
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead bag seal of modern date. The seal is circular in plan with a sub-rectangular cross section and is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by two holes running across its diameter. The hole would have been for wire or textile ligatures which were used to secure a bag.
The seal is of G&T Earle Limited; pelican cement manufacturers and ship owners from Hull.
Both sides are stamped with a centralpelican feeding its chicks with blood from its breast, a medieval motif representing Christ but here adopted as a trademark, surrounded by the legend G&T EAR…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th June 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-169932
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead bag seal of modern date. The seal is circular in plan with a sub-rectangular cross section and is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by two holes running across its diameter. The hole would have been for wire or textile ligatures which were used to secure a bag.
The obverse is stamped with the circumferential text Wm GUNSTONE & SONS LT and the reverse is stamped with SHEFFIELD is a straight line across the centre.
The metal is a dark reddish-brown colour and is worn. The seal is 19.4mm in diameter, 5.3mm thick and weighs 5.4g.
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th June 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-15FCA7
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead flour bag seal of modern date from Neumühlen (New mills), a suburb of Kiel in Northern Germany.
The seal is circular in plan with a sub-rectangular cross section and is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by two holes running across its diameter. The hole would have been for wire or textile ligatures which were used to secure a bag.
The obverse is stamped with the text "NEW PROCESS" curved around the top inside edge and "FLOUR" across the centre. Four small marks below this may have represented the date of manufacture but insufficient remain…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th June 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-159B05
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type sealed by a central rivet and linked by an integral stem. The upper disc bears traces of a now indistinct design and the lower disc is undecorated. Traces of organic material, most probably leather, remain between the two discs.
The metal is a mid whitish-brown colour and is worn. The seal is 23mm long (including stem), 18.6mm in diameter, 3.6mm thick and weighs 5.1g.
Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuries and were part of a system o…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th June 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-151CB7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small but complete cast lead trade weight of medieval date. The weight is shield shaped with a raise design of a fleur-de-lis on the upper surface. The reverse is flat and undecorated and the edges are very worn.
The metal is a mid brownish-grey colour and is worn. The weight is 30.8mm long, 24.4mm wide, 6.1mm thick and weighs 27g.
Lead weighs such as this were used to weigh goods under the averdepois system from 1390 in England and were used throughout the 15th century. It is likely that these weights represent a desire to standardize the trade weight system. However with variou…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th June 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-14CD51
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead trade weight of medieval date. The weight is shield shaped with a slightly smaller raised shield shape integrally cast on the front. The resulting recessed border is decorated with raised consecutive circumferential pellets. The raise shield element is heavily worn and displays signs of plough damage which render any possible decoration illegible.
The reverse is undecorated with a slightly concave centre within which is a patch of iron the purpose of which is uncertain.
The metal is a mid brownish-grey colour and is worn. The weight is 73.9mm long, 57.1mm wide, …
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th June 2014
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