Record ID: LON-B3D8F2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a Medieval - Post Medieval lead alloy fragment of a cloth seal, dating late 14th - 19th century. This is probably part of a four part cloth seal with two discs connected by a short rectangular tab. One of the discs has the remains of an illegible inscription or pattern. There are either radiating lines forming a border around the edge of the disc or it is an inscription. The central pattern is illegible. The other surviving disc is much smaller with the remains of a central perforation; it is incomplete. Dimensions: length: 28.36mm; thickness: 1.64mm; diameter: 17.56mm;…
Created on: Thursday 9th May 2013
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2013
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Record ID: LON-F9EAB2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval lead alloy cloth seal (17th century). This is a two disc seal with an interconnecting strip. On the first disc is a privy mark and the initials “WA”, probably a clothier or weaver. Any mark on the second disc is illegible. Identification and dating by Tony Pilson and Ian Smith based on foreshore context.
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'City of London', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-C2DF82
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal from Gloucester (AD1665). This is a four-part cloth seal where each part is lozenge-shaped. The two larger parts are stamped. Side one bears the crown above the Royal shield with C to the right and R to the left for Charles II. Side two reads GLOS/TER/1665 with an annulet above. The lower two unmarked sides are joined with the stud and perforation. Dimensions: length: 41.41mm; width: 22.35mm; thickness: 7.24mm; weight: 9.64g.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'City of London', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-7D5141
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 to the end of the 16th century. Disc one includes the integral rivet. The stamped rivet has the lettering "SER/CHED" still legible. Disc two is the first inner disc and shows an animal, possibly horse, with raised fore leg and the letters PH. Disc three, the second inner disc, shows a rose with crown above and "COM II ---" around the edge. Disc four is the final perforated disc and has no markings. Dimensions: Length: 67.65mm; thickness including rivet: 4.85mm; diameter: 17.45mm; weight: 10.08g. Reference: Egan, G…
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-22F377
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy Dutch immigrant community cloth seal for Say (late 16th – 17th century). This is a two-part cloth seal with the interconnecting tab still present. Disc one: DUYTS/YOCRUIS/AYE VAN/[-]OLCISTER/[-]571 Disc two: Griffin rampant with two large perforations Dimensions: Diameter: 35.02mm; weight: 20.75g.
Created on: Tuesday 31st March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-BEF885
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead cloth seal of the Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa dating AD 1660 - 1675. Obverse: Central shield showing an elephant in profile with a castle above and shield of arms to the upper left, flanked by a figure to the left and right Obverse inscription: THE COMPANY OF ROYALL ADVENTVRERS Reverse: Blank Reverse inscription: None Dimensions: diameter: 37.12mm; weight: 15.15g.
Created on: Sunday 5th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 22nd September 2017
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Record ID: LON-169091
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 16th - 17th century. This is a two-part cloth seal which comprises two discs connected by a strip with the rivet perforating disc two and stamped flat. Side one shows two initials P or F B with knotwork between. Side two is blank. Dimensions: length including connecting strip: 24.61mm; thickness: 3.26mm; diameter of disc one: 20.56mm; weight: 6.61g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 10th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-B4E362
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a four-lobe post medieval alnage seal for cloths. -/-/-/crown over thistle with 1/2 to right and [1] to left
Created on: Wednesday 30th June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 30th June 2010
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Record ID: PAS-09A271
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead two-part cloth seal. One disk depicts a thistle within a lozenge. The other has COM SV[...}OL within a lozenge. Both disks are blank on their reverse. The diameter of each disk is c. 13.37mm.
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd June 2011
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Record ID: PAS-09D072
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead three-part cloth seal, perhaps from the low countries. Disk 1 depicts a lion rampant. Disk 2 is almost illegible apart from the letter R. Disk 3 has some motif, which is almost illegible. The diameter of each disk is c. 15.64mm.
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd June 2011
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Record ID: PAS-0A7353
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One disk of a lead cloth seal, with large hole in centre. There are remains of an inscription, which cannot be deciphered.
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 19th September 2012
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Record ID: LON-0CD45A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal, dating from AD1680-1690. The seal consists of one disc. The lack of a connecting rivet and the jagged breaks on corresponding edges of the discs suggests that a little over a quarter of the seal remains with another three discs connected by the rivet missing. On one side of the seal is a central circular field with the letters [T] N with a [3] above, surrounding is the legend [* GL]OSTER [..] The edge of the seal is damaged. The edge of the disc are serrated giving it a sunburst appearance. Stuart Elton notes: TN are likely to be the …
Created on: Thursday 19th January 2017
Last updated: Friday 20th January 2017
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Record ID: LON-D8F9B3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal from Bocking, Essex (late 16th - 17th century). The cloth seal is comprised of two discs connected by a strip. It has been double struck and this obscures the details. Side one reads: BOKING DEVTCH around the motif crown above a rose, S to one side. Side two reads: WICK [---] BAIES and the design possibly resembles a lamb. This is a cloth seal for baize from Bocking, Essex in the Dutch style. Dimensions: diameter: 47.09mm; length: 53.99mm; thickness: 3.61mm; weight: 32.06g. Identification by Geoff Egan, PAS Finds Advisor Medieval and Post Medieval…
Created on: Monday 28th July 2008
Last updated: Monday 18th July 2016
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Record ID: LON-747FA6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal (AD1500-1800). This is a two disc cloth seal with interconnecting strip. Side one: Bust facing left ‘M’ behind Side two: Blank Dimensions: diameter: 24.62mm; length: 44.63mm; thickness: 2.52mm; weight: 6.05g.
Created on: Thursday 19th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Deptford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-F12FD3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval  colth seal  dating to 1571 AD. This type of seal with the rivets and corresponding holes went on each newly woven textile. This exampe is from a  Dutch-immigrant community Colchester seal. The inscription reads: DUYT(S) (?7)O CRUI(S) / (BAY)E VA(N) / (C)OLCESTER /(1)57(1) - ie 'Dutch seventy [refers to warp thread-count]  cross [refers to weave - ??twill] bay [cf. baize] of Colchester [founded] 1571.'  Geoff Egan notes that the use of Dutch suggests a first-generation immigrant milieu. These particular seals are so far only known from London.
Created on: Wednesday 21st April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 6th May 2010
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Record ID: SUR-48A963
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, two-lobe lead cloth seal. A large fragment of coarse cloth survives between the lobes. Side 1: WF Side 2: Blank
Created on: Monday 18th January 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 12th July 2017
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Record ID: LON-D82225
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete Post Medieval lead alloy St Petersburg bale (or bag) seal dated 1804. The bifaced seal has been cast with a raised legend on both sides. The letters are a mixture of the Roman and Cyrillic alphabet, and are roughly arranged in short lines to fit inside the circular plan. One side features the initials SPB that denote the token’s origin in St Petersburg; below it are the letters ABR that suggest the seal was for a bale of zabrak, or low quality flax, and below these the date 1804. At an angle intersecting from the top right of the seal the first half of the lower two lines ha…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st November 2012
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Record ID: LON-D836F2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete Post Medieval lead alloy Russian bale (or bag) seal of unknown origin, 1750 - 1800. The unifaced seal has been cast with a raised legend on one side and an undecorated reverse. The legend is in the Cyrillic alphabet and does not contain the St Petersburg initials SPB or any other readily decipherable information. The legend comprises of three lines, with a raised sexfoil star at either end of the first line and in between the two initials on the third line. The legend is contained within a raised circular border. The seal has a dark patina and is relatively fine. Dimension…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st November 2012
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Record ID: LON-D9EA16
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval - Modern lead alloy cloth seal dating to late 16th - 19th century. This is a two part seal where the first disc has two ligatured initials possibly L and M. The second disc is blank. This is probably a privy mark of a clothier, weaver or searcher. Dimensions: length: 27.75mm; thickness: 3.30mm; diameter: 21.29mm; weight: 9.57g.  
Created on: Monday 25th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-0465F4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal, 16th-17th century. The cloth seal has been cast with a raised privy mark on the obverse of the initials R S separated by a cruciform shape with crosslets on each arm. There remain traces of what may have been a circular pellet border around this entire design. The reverse of the seal is undecorated; the transverse gap between the two folded sides is visible around the outside edge. The lead alloy has acquired a dark grey-black patina. Dimensions: length: 29.03mm; thickness: 4.36mm; diameter: 21.56mm; weight: 10.16g. Identificati…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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