Record ID: LON-2CA751
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval lead alloy two-part cloth seal, dating 15th-16th century. This seal consists of two discs with a rectangular connecting strip at the apex, which has been folded to connect them. The edges of the disc with the image on have been distorted by stamping. A rivet from one disc passes through a hole in the other and is hammered to attach it to the cloth. There are images on both sides. On the "rivet hole" face there appear to be the letters "MM" with an "R" underneath. The opposite face has the letters "SW" with a "T" beneath the S and five pellets in the centre to form a fl…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2013
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2020
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Record ID: LON-2CC446
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval lead alloy two-part cloth seal, dating 15th-16th century. The seal is formed of two discs connected by a strip, though much of one of the discs is missing and half of the connecting strip has broken away. There is a fragment of the second disc in situ. The complete disc is plain. The fragment of disc two would have contained an image and/or inscription. All that is visible now is the letter "R" in a circle. This type of seal was used predominantly between the 15th century and 16th century (Egan, 1994, pp. 5). Dimensions: diameter: 31.05 mm; weight: 4.38g. Ref…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2013
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2020
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Record ID: LON-2CE648
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval lead alloy two-part cloth seal, dating from the 17th century. This is a deficient cloth seal from Norwich. Part of one of the discs remains and the connecting strip is missing. Traces of the integral rivet remain on the back. The external face has the motto [TO/]NARC/WE. The seal was attached to cloth that was deficient in some way in this case not wide enough. A similar cloth seal is illustrated in Elton (2017:192) Dimensions: diameter: 26.23 mm; weight: 1.74g. Reference: Egan, G. 1994. Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum. Oc…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2013
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2020
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Record ID: LON-0D1592
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval lead alloy cloth seal probably dating to the 17th century. This is likely a four part cloth seal, though only one of the lozenge shaped discs and part of the connecting strip remain. There is no evidence of a hole or a rivet on this disc. The plate is stamped with the royal shield of England, consisting of a flat topped shield in quarters with three lions passants in opposing quarters with a harp in the bottom left quarter and a lion rampant in the top right. The letters "C" and "R" are either side of the shield. There is no crown above the shield. There …
Created on: Monday 11th November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 13th November 2013
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Record ID: LON-F23F98
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a possible lead alloy cloth seal, dating AD 1750-1850. The object is square, though appears to have been broken and shaped intentionally. The original shape is uncertain. One side is decorated with the initials IS, which are superimposed onto one another. There is a pellet border running around the edge. The object has a mid-dark grey pattination, with damage to the decorated side obscuring some of the motif. Similar designs can be found on dyers' seals published in Egan (1994, nos. 283-285). No. 283 in particular originally had the same formation of the letters IS.…
Created on: Tuesday 9th September 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2020
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Record ID: LON-15F6A7
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval-Post Medieval Cloth seal, dating from the late 14th-18th century. All that remains is a circular disc with a square perforation in the centre where the rivet would have passed. The seal has been distorted with a minor break at one point. Traces of the break where the connecting strip was located are visible but worn. There are traces of beading around the edge on one side of the clothseal. Without any further information this object is impossible to date more precisely. Egan notes that the earliest cloth seal comes from the late 14th century and the alnage s…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
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Record ID: LON-165B6A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal, dating to the 16th century. The seal is formed of two discs with a connecting strip and integral rivet on one of the discs conencting the two. On one face of the seal is a crowned rose with the legend [S]IG . GIPWIC WOO[DERIGE]. The object has a mid-light grey pattination with some wear on the decorated face, making it difficult to discern all the features. Egan mentions several parallels which are believed to come from Suffolk, due to the mention of WOODERIGE being related to Woodbridge (1987, 221). Egan also notes that the style of letterin…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2020
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Record ID: LON-168509
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval-Post Medieval Cloth seal, dating from the late 14th-18th century. All that remains is a circular disc with part of a second circular disc attached.Only a fragment of the second disc remains and the edges of the complete disc have been damaged. The connecting stip is no longer present. There are traces of lettering on the fragment, which appear to read II. Without any further information this object is impossible to date more precisely. Egan notes that the earliest cloth seal comes from the late 14th century and the alnage system ended in AD 1728, though the …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
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Record ID: LON-16BFDF
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal, dating to the 16th century. The seal is formed of two discs with a connecting strip and integral rivet on one of the discs conencting the two. The face through which the rivet has pierced appears to have a rose stamp, probably with a crown above. Lettering is visible around the edge, but only ARICH is visible. On the other disc, there appears to have been the stamp consisting of a series of lines within a circular border. However, this disc is heavily worn. The object has mid-light grey with patches of white concretion on both sides. Egan ment…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 9th August 2017
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Record ID: LON-170D27
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval-Post Medieval Cloth seal, dating from the late 14th-18th century. The seal is formed of two discs with a connecting strip and integral rivet on one of the discs connecting the two. The object is very worn and damaged, making it difficult to discern any features on the discs. One side appears to show a stylised crown, with three prong. The image appears to extend below but has been so worn it is no longer clear. The other disc has a high relief image with radiating lines surrounding it, though the details are impossible to make out. The object has a dark grey pat…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2020
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Record ID: LON-176FE6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval-Post Medieval Cloth seal, dating from the late 14th-18th century. All that remains is a circular disc with a square perforation in the centre where the rivet would have passed and part of the connecting strip. The seal has been distorted. Any trace of decoration cannot be seen on this object. It has a mid-light grey pattination and patches of white concretion on both sides. Without any further information this object is impossible to date more precisely. Egan notes that the earliest cloth seal comes from the late 14th century and the alnage system ended in AD…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2020
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Record ID: LON-17A726
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal, dating 16th-17th century. The seal is formed of two discs with a connecting strip and integral rivet on one of the discs connecting the two. The disc which has been pierced by the rivet has a privy seal on. There may be initials at the base of the seal (ISR) but the outline of the rivet has distorted the image. The object has a dark grey pattination with patches of light grey concretion. There are several privy seals published in Egan (1994, 78-86) though none are exactly identical to this example. They all seem to date to the 16th-17th cent…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2020
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Record ID: LON-17D495
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval lead alloy four-part cloth seal, dating from the late 16th-18th century. This is probably a four part cloth seal, though it is so worn and damaged it is difficult to know for certain. The object consists of a circular disc with what appear to be a fragment of another circular disc attached to one edge and another fragment of disc, this time with integral rievt, on the opposite side. The rivet has been broken and appears to have not been used. There are faint traces of decoration on the main disc, with the letter M visible within a beaded border. The objevct…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2020
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Record ID: LON-188869
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval-Post Medieval Cloth seal, dating from the late 14th-18th century. The seal is formed of two discs with a connecting strip and integral rivet on one of the discs connecting the two. Only one of the discs is decorated but it is very worn and damaged, making it difficult to discern any features. There is a central short cross moline with either the letter T or I to the right. Surrounding them is a circle of pellets, only part of which remains. The object has a dark grey pattination across the surface with patches of light-grey concretion. Without any further i…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2020
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Record ID: LON-18A31C
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval-Post Medieval Cloth seal, dating from the late 14th-18th century. All that remains is a circular disc and part of the connecting strip, which is folded onto the back of the disc. The decoration is impossible to discern, with only three radiating lines visible along one edge. Without any further information this object is impossible to date more precisely. Egan notes that the earliest cloth seal comes from the late 14th century and the alnage system ended in AD 1728, though the seals continued to be used after this date (1992, 1). Dimensions: length: 19.40 …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
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Record ID: LON-18C3B8
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal dating late 16th-17th century. All that remains is a single circular disc and a fragment of a second circular disc. These would have been connected by a strip, which is no longer present, and an integral rivet on the back of one of the circular discs. On the complete disc are the numerals XII. The object has a light grey pattination with patches of light brown discolouration. There are several examples of cloth seals with numerals in Egan (1994, 58-59) which are all late 16th-17th century in date. This object is therefore likely to be of a sim…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2020
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Record ID: LON-18E345
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal, probably dating to the late 16th century. The seal is formed of two discs with a connecting strip and integral rivet on one of the discs connecting the two. Only one disc is decorated and appears to have a crowned portcullis in the centre. The object is very worn and damaged, making it difficult to discern any other features. It has a mid-dark grey pattination across the surface. The style of decoration is most commonly found in the Elizabethan era (Egan, 1992, 2), making this example likely to be of a similar date. Dimensions: length: …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2020
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Record ID: LON-18FB4C
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy four-part cloth seal, dating from the late 16th-18th century. This is probably a four part cloth seal, though it is so worn and distorted it is difficult to know for certain. The object appears to consist of two sets of discs, four discs in total, which are joined by a connecting strip. No decoration is visible due to wear and distortion. The seal has a mid grey and light brown pattination across the surface. Four part cloth seals don't come into use until the late 16th century (Egan, 1992, 2) and the practice of alnage ceases in AD 1728 (Ibid., 1). Due…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2020
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Record ID: LON-190B92
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval-Post Medieval Cloth seal, dating from the late 14th-18th century. All that remains of this cloth seal are fragments of the two discs and the rivet. The object has been folded and worn so that it is impossible to discern any further features. It has a mid-light grey pattination. Without any further information this object is impossible to date more precisely. Egan notes that the earliest cloth seal comes from the late 14th century and the alnage system ended in AD 1728, though the seals continued to be used after this date (1992, 1). Dimensions: diameter: …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
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Record ID: LON-191F51
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal dating late 16th-17th century. All that remains are the two circular discs. These would have been connected by a strip, which is no longer present, and an integral rivet on the back of one of the circular discs. On one disc are the numerals XII, on the other is the numeral V within the oval section of the flatenned rivet. The object has a light grey pattination with patches of light brown discolouration. There are several examples of cloth seals with numerals in Egan (1994, 58-59) which are all late 16th-17th century in date. This object is the…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 9th August 2017
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