Record ID: IOW-A36F82
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval cast lead or lead-alloy cloth seal of probable 16th or 17th century date. The seal is of two parts. Disc 1: Scratched numeral, 24. Probably related to the weight or length of cloth. Disc 2: Raised design within a circular beaded border. Possibly ligated letters. The rectangular connecting strip measures 8.1 x 4.6 x 2.7mm. Both discs have traces of a buff patina. Disc 2 has a small break at the edge. 27.1 x 20.5 x 4.4mm. Weight: 7.01g. The weight may include soil between the discs.
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2011
Last updated: Saturday 14th May 2011
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Record ID: IOW-6DDF96
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One disc of a post-Medieval cast lead cloth seal (c. 1650-c. 1750). One side has raised ligated letters: SB and the opposite side is plain and uneven. The sides are abraded. It has a buff patina. Diameter: 11.70mm; thickness: 2.79mm. Weight: 2.14g. A cloth seal with ligated letters: SB has been recorded from Ashby Cum Fenby Parish, North East Lincolnshire. See Portable Antiquities Scheme find: NLM-964147.
Created on: Friday 4th January 2013
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2013
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Record ID: IOW-2BC624
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval cast lead disc, probably from a four-part seal (c. 1700-c. 1750). This disc has part of a connecting strip. One side has a unicorn rampant left with 3 to left. The reverse possibly has a head/bust facing left which may be that of Queen Anne or George I. It has a buff patina. Height: 17.31mm; width: 16.87mm; thickness: 0.82mm. Weight: 1.69g. Similar cloth seals have been published (Egan in Saunders 2001: 62, ref: fig. 23. ref: 102; Egan 1994: 69, fig. 28, ref: 164).
Created on: Friday 25th January 2013
Last updated: Friday 25th January 2013
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Record ID: IOW-CF50E5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval to post-Medieval cast lead cloth seal (c. 1450-c. 1550). The design on both faces is raised. One face has a crowned royal arms and the other face has a triple stranded cross with a mullet and 'annulet' in one quadrant. Length: 18.50mm; width: 12.64mm; thickness: 3.44g. Weight: 3.94g. The seal has a buff patina overall. No analogy found. However, compare with Egan 1994: 56, ref: 110. Egan: 2001, in Saunders (ed), 'Salisbury Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 3', 50, fig. 19, ref: 8; 56-60, figs. 21, 22, refs: 43, 44, 63, 64, 72 and 77.
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 26th February 2013
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Record ID: IOW-554CA7
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and illegible Medieval to post-Medieval cast lead cloth seal (c. 1350-c. 1700). One face is slightly convex and the other face has a rivet at the centre. It has a rectangular connecting strip. The colour is matt grey overall. Height: 28.43mm; width: 21.29mm; thickness: 4.12mm. Weight: 9.09g.
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2013
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2013
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Record ID: IOW-55D610
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval cast lead cloth seal (c. 1500-c. 1700). One face is uneven and has incuse (scratched) symbols resembling: 7 1 ◊ (lozenge)/Z ◊ (lozenge) The other face has a raised design: Cross potent with a lozenge which possibly forms part of a letter A This seal is bluish grey and has ragged edges. Length: 32.85mm; width: 29.79mm; thickness: 3.29mm. Weight: 10.98g.
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 24th April 2013
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Record ID: IOW-340468
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a post-Medieval lead cloth seal of early 18th-century date (1702-1714). The surviving disc with joining strips/tabs was probably part of a four-disc seal from the series featuring a monarch's head. As Egan (1994, 60) states, the relief designs on these alnage seals are characterised by fine detail resulting from well-engraved dies. The disc bears a female bust facing left, that of Queen Anne (1702-1714) with the legend ANNA RE[ ]. The bust is surrounded by a border of short raised transverse lines. The rear face is plain. Length: 20.7mm; width: 14.9mm; thickness: 1…
Created on: Sunday 1st March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 11th March 2015
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Record ID: IOW-0B224E
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval lead cloth seal of early 18th-century date (1702-1714). The object consists of two sub-circular discs (there may originally have been four) joined by a folded connecting strip from the series featuring a monarch's head. One disc bears a female bust facing left, that of Queen Anne (1702-1714) with the legend MAG BRI ET DEI (possibly). The other disc bears a crowned thistle, with "J" in the left field and "1/2" (the subsidy rate in pence) in the right field. The images on both sides are contained within a circle of closely-spaced dashes. Length: 16.5mm; width: 15.1…
Created on: Wednesday 11th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2015
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Record ID: IOW-695AE6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single lead disc from a cloth seal of probable post-Medieval date. One side has a raised design consisting of a letter W with a flourish or tendril/foliage at either side and smaller letters below: [ ]ARN[ ]. All letters are capitals and the letters below are smaller. The rear face is plain with a rivet stub. The seal is buff. Length: 18.4mm; width: 15.6mm; thickness: 2.4mm. Weight: 3.14g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th June 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 10th June 2015
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Record ID: IOW-6C2988
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possibly complete post-Medieval lead-alloy cloth seal. (c. 1500-c. 1625). This is probably a two-part seal. The front face has a stamped crowned portcullis with an illegible inscription around. There is possibly a numeral or letter under the portcullis. Part of the inscription is missing due to a break. The other face is flat with an integral cruciform head. An irregular shaped tab joins the two discs. This seal has a buff patina. Length: 28.0mm; width: 18.9mm; thickness: 7.4mm. Weight: 13.29g. The portcullis was "the main design for alnage seals in the late Tudor period…
Created on: Monday 14th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 14th September 2015
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Record ID: IOW-C30131
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval lead-alloy cloth seal (from 1703). This is a two-part seal and the parts are connected by a rectangular strip. Disc 1: [NO/RWI/CH] Disc 2: [ ]BW / MHHL / CWT Disc 2 is a jumble of surname initials* of the annually elected wardens of the Norwich Worsted Company, as recorded for the year 1704 (cf. Saunders, P (ed.) 2001, Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue 3, pp.53-4, 79, fig. 20, no. 27 - from 1703). This is a precise date for the seal as textiles did not hang around long on the market. *BW/MHHL/DCWT/CS for the full twelve; John Bl…
Created on: Tuesday 13th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Record ID: IOW-6252A5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete two-part post-Medieval lead-alloy cloth seal (c. 1600-c. 1750). The two parts are joined together by a rectangular strip. Side 1: Anchor within a beaded circle Side 2: Illegible This cloth seal has a dark buff patina. Length: 18.7mm; width: 14.0mm; thickness: 2.5mm. Weight: 2.52g.
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2015
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Record ID: IOW-0CA0E0
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and slightly misshapen post-Medieval cast lead two-part cloth seal (c. 1650-c. 1800). Disc 1: stamped 754. Disc 2: [ ]T[ ] with faint traces of lettering or numerals The joining strip is complete. Height: 34.6mm; width: 25.3mm; thickness: 4.7mm. Weight: 14.05g.
Created on: Monday 10th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 15th September 2015
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Record ID: IOW-497722
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval four part Charles II or James II alnage cloth seal (c. 1662-c. 1700). This single disc is moulded at the front, flat and plain at the rear. The front depicts a bare-headed bust right, possibly of Charles II with the inscription: MAG BRI REX It is slightly damaged and has a buff patina. Diameter: 14.1mm; thickness: 0.8mm. Weight: 1.17g. Similar examples are illustrated in Egan, G, 1994, British Occasional Paper 93, 'Lead Cloth Seal and Related Items in the British Museum', pages 62-3 & 178, fig 27, ref no 134. Cloth seals were in use between the …
Created on: Sunday 7th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 8th December 2014
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Record ID: IOW-981498
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval Augsburg cast lead cloth seal (1500-1650). This two-part seal is of the type used on bales of fustian originating from the Bavarian city of Augsburg. Disc 1. Capital A with a chevron bar and an annulet at each side and one below, all within a circle. Disc 2 (incomplete) bears unclear traces of a pinecone design. The seal has a buff patina overall. Diameter: 19.02mm; thickness: 3.84mm. Weight: 5.86g. A very similar seal recorded in 'Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items at the British Museum' by Geoff Egan, (Egan 1994: 106, fig. 41, refs: 308-…
Created on: Thursday 24th October 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 18th March 2014
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Record ID: IOW-FAFE27
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval cast lead four part Charles II or James II alnage cloth seal (1662-c. 1701). Disc 2 and disc 3 survive and are joined by an integral connecting strip. Disc 2: [OF ENG/]LAND; Charles II type bust facing right Disc 3: Fleur-de-lis with 2 to left and illegible to right The seal is in poor condition and the majority of the surfaces have a buff patina. Length: 19.7mm; width: 13.6mm; thickness: 3.7mm. Weight: 3.27g. Cloth seals with similar busts have been published in Egan 1994: British Occasional Paper 93, 'Lead Cloth Seal and Rela…
Created on: Monday 4th August 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th August 2014
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Record ID: IOW-0AB981
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval cast dyer's lead cloth seal (c. 1575-c. 1700). The face has a raised design consisting of two parallel pointed oval motifs with a central line passing through them (a madderbag). A portion of an unclear design can be seen on the rear face. This seal has a buff patina and the edges are abraded. Length: 14.2mm; width: 11.4mm; thickness: 3.2mm. Weight: 2.75g.
Created on: Wednesday 10th September 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2016
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Record ID: IOW-DEE81C
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval lead cloth seal from the city of Augsburg, Germany (c. 1500-c. 1625). A two part seal: Disc 1: A pine cone, the heraldic badge of the city of Augsburg. A trefoil is situated at each side of the pine cone. Disc 2: Largely missing. The stub of the rivet has an ornate initial letter A representing the place name. The joining strip is incomplete. The seal is grey and has traces of a buff patina. Length: 23.4mm; width: 19.1mm; thickness: 3.4mm. Weight: 5.34g. Seals from the fustians (mixed linen-warp and cotton weft fabrics) of A…
Created on: Friday 13th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 13th February 2015
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Record ID: IOW-E34570
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and damaged post-Medieval lead possible cloth seal (c. 1500-c. 1800). Two disc fragments joined with a strip. Disc 1, side 1: raised heart with letters [ ]NTE[ ] around; side 2: windmill with pellets to one side Disc 2: letters [ ] [?]V[ ] The object has a smooth buff patina. Length: 31.1mm; width: 14.8mm; thickness: 2.6mm. Weight: 3.61g.
Created on: Friday 13th February 2015
Last updated: Sunday 15th February 2015
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Record ID: IOW-6E83FE
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval two disc lead-alloy cloth seal (c. 1550-c. 1700). The seal is formed of two discs linked by a rectangular tab. One disc had an integral projecting rivet on the inner side, the other a hole through the centre. (The rivet went through the cloth, through the other seal and was stamped flat to hold the seal to the cloth.) The back disc (with rivet) is plain. The projecting end of the rivet has raised a merchant's/privy mark. The merchant's mark has a vertical central line ending in '4' with a ligated 'J' lying sideways below which the vertical line is forked to…
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 20th February 2015
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