Record ID: SUSS-A2CEC6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy disk, probably part of a Medieval or Post Medieval cloth seal although there is no visible stamped design. It was found near SUSS-A2A403 and may be related. It is 19.1 by 18.1mm, 1.9mm thick and weighs 1.09 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 24th March 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Redgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-A2A403
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead alloy cloth seal. Fragment of a two or four part seal consisting of the central plug of lead, circular in section, withthe front disk and part of the back disc attached. The front is stamped with the portcullis badge of the Tudors, surrounded by a legend, mositly illegible reading: [...]E[...]M[...] . The portcullis was "the main design for alnage seals in the late Tudor period... and continued in use into the early seventeenth century" (Egan 1995:9). Alnage seals indicated the cloth had been checked for quality by a Crown official and that the subsidy (tax) h…
Created on: Wednesday 24th March 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Redgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-3151C3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half of a four disc lead alloy cloth seal dating from the Post medieval period (1575 – 1800). It consists of two circular discs joined next to each other. One has a large circular hole in the centre and is not decorated. The other is decorated with a thistle. The thistle possibly indicats a connection with the Dukes of Lennox and Richmond, who controlled the alnage from 1605 onwards (see Finds research Group Datasheet 3, fig. 13a). A slight tab projects from the disc with the hole, opposite the other disc. The edge of the second disc looks to be a post depositional break. It is 26.5…
Created on: Wednesday 31st March 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 31st March 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NCL-1ED691
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead cloth seal of the 17th century. The seal is discoidal with a beaded border and the letters RT on the face with the date 1620 over these. The reverse retains a flattened tab. The object is slightly convex.
Created on: Tuesday 30th March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st April 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-B19DD2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead object, possibly the folded connecting strip from an incomplete lead cloth seal of Post-Medieval date. It is rectangular in form and section, folded in half to form a small loop at one end and terminating at the other in old breaks. On one face (front?) are the remains of an impressed or stamped oval shaped mark of uncertain form. The entire object measures 18.01mm in length, 14mm in width, 6.62mm in thickness, and weighs 10.53g. This object might plausibly be the folded connecting strip from a Post-Medieval cloth seal similar to examples published from London (see Eg…
Created on: Tuesday 6th April 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 7th April 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burrough Green', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-02E5D7
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead four-disc cloth seal of post-Medieval date. The seal comprises two pairs of circular discs joined by a folded connecting strip. The larger two discs each bear a stamped design. One on side this consists of the legend 'CAR/SAY/.84.' within a beaded border. The opposite disc has a stamped Royal shield (of England, Scotland, Ireland and France). One of the smaller discs (on the same side as the 'CARSAY' legend) bears an incised 'IX' or 'XI'. The other small disc is bent and no surface details are visible. The artefact measures 24.8mm long, 12.7mm wide and 5.9mm thick. The weight…
Created on: Thursday 22nd April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Graveley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-036CE2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead two-disc cloth seal of post-Medieval date. The seal comprises two joined circular discs. The upper surface of one disc bears a relief-stamped privy mark consisting of the letters ‘T G’, separated by an elaborate cross with three loops at the bottom. Surrounding this mark is a beaded line border. The other side of the seal bears the following letters and numbers, arranged in three horizontal bands: ‘2032/ZZ(or 22)/NV’. The object measures 27.1mm in diameter, 3.7mm thick and weighs 13.55g.  
Created on: Thursday 22nd April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Graveley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-A1BA03
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A biface lead cloth seal. Side 1: XIXX and a scratched letter W Side 2: A portcullis
Created on: Monday 5th April 2010
Last updated: Friday 23rd April 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-487004
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two lobe lead cloth seal. Side 1: A crown over an unidentified motif Side 2: Illegible
Created on: Tuesday 13th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 27th April 2010
Spatial data recorded.

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
No spatial data available.

Record ID: SF-415A72
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead cloth seal of Post-Medieval date. It comprises two discs that are slightly oval shaped and joined at the top by an integral rectangular connecting strip. Disc 1 has incised/impressed lettering on the front face reading W/L N, and on its back face has an integral rivet that pierces disc 2 and is flattened to give it an oval shaped. Disc 2 appears undecorated, although has suffered from post-depositional wear. The visible face of the flattened rivet appears to have impressed/incised lettering, possibly reading C C[]. The entire object measures 24.81mm in length, 18.56mm in …
Created on: Friday 7th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 10th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clare', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-BDDD44
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval lead cloth seal formed by two discs joined by a tab. One side depicts a port-cullis and the other the letters XXX.
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 13th May 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-581EF4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Bale Seal. Cast pair of flat discs linked by a lead strip. At least one of the discs bears a (now) indistinct motif. The seal has been clenched to attach it. Suggested date: Medieval to Post-Medieval, 1400-1700. Length: 17.87mm, Diameter of discs: 11.83mm, Thickness of discs: 1.26mm, Weight: 3.21gms.
Created on: Monday 26th April 2010
Last updated: Monday 17th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winteringham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-72C946
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval cast lead cloth seal. Uncertain impression. 22mm long.
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-72DFB4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval cast lead cloth seal. Impressed with the letters 'IT', therefore probably a personal seal. 24mm long. cf Bailey, 2000 'Finds Identified' , page 17
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-8209E2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval cast lead cloth seal. Circular with uncertain impressions both sides. 13mm long cf Bailey, 2000 'Finds Identified' , page 17
Created on: Friday 16th April 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 19th May 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-D4C2F3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval lead cloth seal. The seal is circular, undecorated on one side and decorated on the other with the letters A/(?)F(?V) (originally with others) for clothier/weaver. The style of the lettering suggest a date of late C16th/early C17th.
Created on: Friday 14th May 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 25th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saltfleetby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-270A15
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy sub-circular bag or cloth seal. The seal retains both the front and back parts of the seal but the joining hinge is missing. The back disc is smaller than the front disc. The front disc is depicted with St George and the dragon (only part of the dragon is visible). This stamp shows it was approved by an alnager, a person who ensured that the right length of cloth was supplied in the bale before giving the bale the seal as a mark of approval so it could be sold on. The seal dates from the 17th century, until the alnager's post was abolished in 1699.
Created on: Tuesday 18th May 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 25th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Moreton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-BD2482
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One disc from a probable cloth seal. On one side there is a circular stamp with a possible raised T design occupying most of the space. There is no obvious design on the other face, and the disc measures 17.78mm in diameter and weighs 3.63g. It is likely to date to the seventeenth to eighteenth centuries.
Created on: Tuesday 25th May 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 25th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baylham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-BEE3A0
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular lead cloth seal fragment of seventeenth to eighteenth century date. It consists of one disc with a fragment of connecting strip, but the second disc is missing due to old beaks. There are traces of decoration on one face, with a pellet border surviving around part of the circumference, and a cluster of pellets forming a daisy motif near the centre. This appears to be above an applied T shape, with a small star to the left. The disc measures 18.58mm in diameter, 1.33mm in thickness, and weighs 3.77g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th May 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 25th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Claydon', grid reference and parish protected.