Record ID: DOR-492E62
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two part lead cloth seal. The seal comprises two fused discs an a thin strip joining them. One disc is stamped with the Royal shield bearing the arms of England. All that is visible is the lower left quarter bearing three lions and part of the upper left quarter with a fleur de lys. To the left of the shield is a rose. At the rear of this disc is an integral rivet. on the end of which are traces of a letter F. The second disc is undecorated and has a central circular aperture through which the integral rivet passes. The connecting strip between the two discs is present and intact. …
Created on: Monday 30th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 7th June 2022
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Record ID: DOR-8C81D5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two-part lead cloth seal. Two large discs joined by a narrow tab at one side. On the back of disc one are two integral pointed hooks which pass through holes in disc two and are bent diagonally accross the disc. Disc one: A fleur de lys with a Gothic letter d above to the left and an indistinct design above and to the right. Disc two: traces of Gothic lettering Date: Medieval - c. 1300 - 1500 Dimensions: 25.99 mm x 4.50 mm Weight: 10.39 g
Created on: Monday 24th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: DOR-D93BFA
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two part lead cloth seal. Two circular discs joined by a central integral rivet and a narrow strip at one edge. On face is undecorated and the other bears a raised design of an open crown over a rose. Date: Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval - c. 1400 - 1550 Dimensions: 23.60 mm x 26.50 mm x 4.70 mm Weight: 12.93 Similar to an example from Essex recorded in Egan, G 1994, Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum, p. 26, No. 14 & p. 161, plate 11
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
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Record ID: DOR-600602
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy two-part cloth seal. Disc 1: COM SOM - crowned ornate shield with the arms of England and a rose to the left. Lombardic lettering. Disc 2: illegible - crowned emblem, possibly a rose or rose and sun. Reference: Similar to Mitchener, p. 216, no. 621 Date: Late Medieval to early Post Medieval - c.1474 - 1550 Dimensions: 22.22 mm x 21.67 mm x 4.98 mm Weight: 8.18 g Dr Naomi Payne notes in database record SOM-EACB08 for a similar cloth seal that such seals are official issue from the alnage, the regulatory system by which each newly woven textile had to b…
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 17th October 2019
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Record ID: SOM-BB5262
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead-alloy cloth seal. Complete two part seal consisting of two discs joined by a connecting strip and also the integral rivet from one disc which has gone through the hole in the centre of the other disc and, unusually, not stamped flat. On the disc with integral rivet is stamped a crowned ornate six or eight sided shield with the royal arms flanked by five petalled 'tudor' roses and surrounded by a line border. It would have been surrounded by a legend but this has gone off the edge. The other face, with the hole and rivet, is plain. The seal measures 25.3mm in dia…
Created on: Thursday 22nd December 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd January 2017
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Record ID: CORN-CB51C1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast lead cloth seal, possibly a dyer's seal, consisting of two discs of unequal diameter, with one edge of the larger disc partly folded over the front face. There are traces of lettering around the edge of the larger disc and a clear imprint of a textile on the reverse. The remains of the smaller disc, which is 10 mm in diameter, are still attached to the central rivet on the front of the seal. This disc has a partial design consisting of possible ligatured initials or a double Latin cross, which may represent a 'grain tree', within a raised circle. Egan (1995) illustr…
Created on: Monday 28th November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 20th July 2017
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Record ID: DOR-631A2D
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a probable cast lead cloth seal dating to the 17th century. The piece is composed of a sub-circular disc decorated with a pellet circle around a raised inscription reading DORSET(pellet) with a central circle containing an illegible symbol. Originally there would have been a second disc with a perforation but this is now missing therefore the full design is not visible. The reverse of the disc is undecorated and flat. The seal has an oxidised surface forming a cream coloured surface. Date: Post Medieval. Diameter: 11.11mm Weight: 0.7g Reference: Similar to Eg…
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2018
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Record ID: DOR-F9A361
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead cloth seal. One disc of a two disc seal with a central projection on the back. Projecting from the edge of the disc is a strip or tab which would have joined this part to the second, missing disc. There is no decoration on either face of the disc. There are, however, clear impressions of the weave of the fabric to which this was attached.The lack of decoration makes this example difficult to date closely. Date: Medieval to early Post Medieval - c. 1350 - 1700 Dimensions: 28.67 mm x 20.69 mm x 5.17 mm Weight: 5.70 g
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Spetisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DOR-9448A3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead cloth seal. A two part seal folded in half. The main body of the seal is circular with a smaller, sub-circualr projection at one side.The front hallf is stamped with a crowned fleur de lis flanked by two letter Is. The seal is fixed shut by a split tab passed through a hole in the sub-circular projection, the end being bent back like a paper fastener. Date: Late Medieval to Post Medieval - 15th to 16th century Dimensions: 24.10 mm x 12.74 mm x 4.93 mm Weight: 6.61 g
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mappowder', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-03F7C2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late to Post Medieval lead two-part cloth seal. Two sub-circular discs joined by a folded strip and riveted in place. One side decorated with concentric rope patterns with a central design, possibly zoomorphic. Date: Late to Post Medieval 1400-1800 AD. Weight: 15.82g Dimensions: 28.69x28.84x4.51mm
Created on: Tuesday 4th May 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 11th August 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Frampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-7FFAC2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a probable two-part lead cloth seal. The disc is irregular and rounded and has crude lettering cast on the front. The letters are L or C AS. At the back of the disc is a smaller projecting ring of lead with the stub of a central rivet, There is a faint impression of the fabric to which this was attached on the back of the disc. Date: Medieval to early post-medieval - 14th to 16th century (probably) Dimensions: 15.56 x 13.23 mm x 5.85 mm Weight: 3.54 g
Created on: Wednesday 28th April 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 30th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Stoke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9C1687
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval to post-medieval lead cloth seal, possibly Dutch. Figure 1 on one side and letters I and B on the other.
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Corfe Castle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-CB12E0
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast, lead cloth seal. Two part seal with stamped design on one face. Initials GC (/) with a star an pellets above, inside a circular pellet frame. Dimensions - 21.25 mm x 19.51 mm x 4.05 mm Weight - 7.47 g
Created on: Monday 24th April 2006
Last updated: Thursday 16th March 2017
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Record ID: SOMDOR-ED8D93
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unused two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable late medieval or early post medieval date. The cloth seal has not been folded together and neither side has been stamped. This means that the rivet is still 12mm in length. The seal measures 41.23mm in length, around 1.8mm in thickness and weighs 9.14g. Disc 1 has a diameter of 20.35mm and disc 2 has a diameter of 16.97mm.
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-ED5A91
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Disc 2 from a two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable late fifteenth or early sixteenth century date. The surviving fragment measures 27.71mm by 23.82mm by 3.17mm and weighs 3.23g. On the exterior of the disc there is an X on the connecting strip and part of at least one, perhaps two, superimposed main devices, possibly a large F and a linear motif. The letter F was used from 1474 to indicate a textile with minor faults that were significant enough to have the customer's attention drawn to them in this way (pers. comm. Geoff Egan). The letters [..]AG[..] are visible in the surroundin…
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-ED48F1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Disc 1 from a two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable late fifteenth or early sixteenth century date. The fragment measures 23.77mm by 20.18mm by 4.51mm and weighs 5.17g. The exterior of the disc has a crude crown over an ornate shield with the arms of England, and there is a possibly another device to the right. On the rivet there is possibly a large letter F. The letter F was used from 1474 to indicate a textile with minor faults that were significant enough to have the customer's attention drawn to them in this way (pers. comm. Geoff Egan).
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-ED3817
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Disc 1 from a two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable late fifteenth or early sixteenth century date. The fragment measures 21.16mm by 20.28mm by 3.03mm and weighs 4.24g. The exterior of the disc has a crude crown over an ornate shield with the arms of England, and there is a possibly another device to the right. On the rivet there is a large letter F, possibly with a sun to the right. The letter F was used from 1474 to indicate a textile with minor faults that were significant enough to have the customer's attention drawn to them in this way (pers. comm. Geoff Egan).
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-ED2340
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable late fifteenth or early sixteenth century date. The corroded and damaged cloth seal measures 23.87mm by 19.24mm by 4.05mm and weighs 6.17g. It has slightly square flans. The exterior of disc 1 has a crude ornate shield with the arms of England, possibly with a rose and sun to the sides. The exterior of disc 2 appears to have a doublestuck letter F, with a rose to the right. The letter F was used from 1474 to indicate a textile with minor faults that were significant enough to have the customer's attention drawn to them in this way (pers. comm…
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-ED1226
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Disc 1 from a two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable late fifteenth or early sixteenth century date. The surviving disc has a diameter of 20mm, it is 4.6mm thick and weighs 4.7g. The exterior of the disc has a crown over a fleur de lis, with a sun below to the right. Part of the surrounding legend can be seen faintly (? BC..DI PA...). On the interior of the disc there is the imprint from a coarse textile. On the rivet there appears to be a large letter F. The letter F was used from 1474 to indicate a textile with minor faults that were significant enough to have the customer's atten…
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-ED0112
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Disc 1 from a two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable late fifteenth or early sixteenth century date. The surviving fragment measures 24.62mm by 19.87mm by 3.41mm and weighs 4.2g. The exterior of the disc has a crude crown over an ornate shield with the arms of England and a rose to each side. On the rivet there appears to be a large letter F. The letter F was used from 1474 to indicate a textile with minor faults that were significant enough to have the customer's attention drawn to them in this way (pers. comm. Geoff Egan).
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.