2024-03-19T02:28:16+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results137120finds-11551471155147IOW-03FBE1CLOTH SEALPOST MEDIEVALPost Medieval lead sack seal, c.AD 1500-1700.
This is an incomplete circular seal with two circular discs pressed together and the base of a folded attachment loop. The obverse has a pineapple with a plume on top in relief. The reverse has a central circular depression, over which is an A in relief with an annulet above, below, and to each side.
See DUR-D86482 for a similar example.The A stands for Augsburg, Germany. Seals from the fustians of Augsburg are among the most common and widespread of all recorded imports in England according to Egan. This example is similar to nos. 308-10 in his book 'Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum'.Bag seal3636150017004IOW2024-03-12T11:42:54Z2024-03-12T15:52:15Z7.16PAS65F03FBE0010C019412512111254691167525469Isle of WightIsle of WightRestricted AccessIsle of WightRestricted Accessbands.shops.handy10IOW-04DDA8Lead Alloy11095CastIncompleteFairPOST MEDIEVALx41047POST MEDIEVALx41047x41047Metal detectorReturned to finderIOW-03FBE1_65f078489a9de.jpg1267627images/lewisf/Certain12024-03-12T15:52:15.397Zfinds-10773571077357IOW-493BB7CLOTH SEALPOST MEDIEVALA fragment of a Post Medieval four-part lead alloy alnage seal dating from the reign of William III (1688-1702).
The disc features a bare-headed bust, right, with no inscription. The reverse is blank.Found as part of the Mottistone Project.3636168817024IOW2022-04-25T00:00:00Z2022-08-23T09:45:47Z2023-01-26T11:33:15Z1.66PAS630493BB001751116141911111254691167125469Isle of WightIsle of WightRestricted AccessIsle of WightRestricted Accessbands.shops.handy10IOW-7353E5Lead11094CastFragmentFairPOST MEDIEVALx41047POST MEDIEVALx41047x41047Metal detectorReturned to finderIOW493BB7.jpg1194676images/lewisf/Certain12023-01-26T11:33:15.578Zfinds-10773561077356IOW-493A43CLOTH SEALPOST MEDIEVALAn incomplete Medieval lead alloy alnage seal, c.AD 1636-1700.
This seal has only a fragment of one face, on which is depicted in relief a three masted sailing ship under full sail. The only parts of the ship that is preserved are the side of the ship with four gun openings, the central mast and sail with rigging, and a wooden balcony around the stern. The ship appears to be a galleon or man o'war style ship, with its carefully depicted multi level decks. The sails are square, but only one set of sails is visible on each mast, ruling out a later clipper style ship.
Elton (2017: 225) says that this style of ship was used on several varieties of seals, including several from the South West (Devon, Somerset, and Dorset), but was particularly associated with the Walloon immigrant weavers. Found as part of the Mottistone Project.3636163617004IOW2022-04-22T00:00:00Z2022-08-23T09:45:24Z2023-01-26T12:01:43Z4.32PAS630493A400130C2241912131254691167125469Isle of WightIsle of WightRestricted AccessIsle of WightRestricted Accessbands.shops.handy10IOW-734FE6Lead11094CastIncompletePoorPOST MEDIEVALx41047POST MEDIEVALx41047x41047Metal detectorReturned to finderIOW493A43.jpg1195729images/lewisf/Certain12023-01-26T12:01:43.184ZIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityCastPOST MEDIEVAL1Metal detectorIOWDA3DE1.jpg254692002Good1Heraldic115911PM
Madderbags were used as the emblem of the London Dyers’ Guild in the 17th century (Elton 2017: 199). This could demonstrate dyed cloth from the London Guild was transported down to the Isle for use or further trade.
4Unitary AuthorityCertain2IOW254691700Restricted Accessx410474.166Isle of Wight110952022-01-17T15:54:37ZReturned to finderCirca
Complete lead cloth seal, 17th century.
I//madderbag
Obverse face has the initial I stamped onto it. Reverse face has a madderbag on the surviving part of the face.
Lewis Ferrero2325Isle of WightIOW-9480B410495151POST MEDIEVALCLOTH SEALRestricted Accessfinds-1049515111710IOW-DA3DE1Incomplete1600x41047images/lewisf/11167677PAS61DDA3DE0010CC42022-01-11T15:35:58ZCertainx4104712002-11-10T00:00:00Z362POST MEDIEVALLead AlloyPM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:16:24.111ZLateIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityCastPOST MEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detectorIOW460EB0.jpg254692021Fair1116711PM4Unitary AuthorityCertain4IOW25469Restricted Accessx410474.21Isle of Wight110942021-07-13T13:38:56ZReturned to finder3Circa
Lead cloth seal, c..
This object comprises of a single round, undecorated terminal with a small strip of lead on one side; this strip would have connected to the other terminal but has broken off. The obverse face of this object has angled sides and a portion of the original design, which is a crowned shield, divided into four sections. Unfortunately, not enough of the surface remains to determine the original design.
Lewis Ferrero269Isle of Wight1IOW-6DD53910316131POST MEDIEVALCLOTH SEALRestricted Accessfinds-1031613111810IOW-460EB0Completex41047images/lewisf/11148232PAS60E460EB00107442021-07-06T14:55:55ZCertainx4104712021-06-15T23:00:00Z361POST MEDIEVALLeadPM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:16:10.783ZLateIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityCastMEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detectorIOW45E1F6.jpg25469162021Poor1116651PMStamped6Unitary AuthorityCertain2IOW25469Restricted Accessx410476.34Isle of Wight110942021-07-13T13:41:45ZReturned to finder3Circa
A cloth seal folded over on one end and ripped at the other end on one face.
The obverse face features a stamp of a shield; this shield bears a sword in the centre, pointing down and flanked by two stars on both sides. No inscription remains.
The reverse face appears to have a smaller piece of lead pressed into the face, obscuring any possible designs or inscriptions. This smaller piece has a circle stamped on it. No inscription remains.
Lewis Ferrero209Isle of Wight1IOW-6E770C1031601161MEDIEVALCLOTH SEALRestricted Accessfinds-1031601111710IOW-45E1F6Incompletex14221images/lewisf/11148239PAS60E45E1F00164042021-07-06T14:43:59ZCertainx4104712021-05-30T23:00:00Z293POST MEDIEVALLeadPM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:16:10.778ZEarlyHand madeMODERN1EarlyMetal detectorIOWF6B203.jpg2020Good11MO3Certain4IOW2.22110942021-07-06T13:17:46ZReturned to finder1Circa
A cloth seal, folded in the centre so the wider terminals are pressed together with the designs facing out.
One face has a crowned thistle with a J to its left and an indistinct design to its right; the J is used instead of a 1.
The other face has a profile of a Queen Anne, facing left towards the crowned thistle. There is an inscription surrounding this bust, although the section behind the bust has been damaged. The visible inscription reads MAG.AR...
Lewis Ferrero169110293201MODERNCLOTH SEALfinds-10293201113IOW-F6B203Completeimages/lewisf/MAG.AR...11145448PAS60BF6B2000138142021-06-08T14:05:36ZCertain82020-07-25T23:00:00Z412MODERNLeadMO1Circa41http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MODERNCertain2022-07-14T07:16:09.206ZLateIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityPOST MEDIEVAL1LateMetal detectorIOW2020334.jpg254692020GPS (from the finder)Poor1116641PM9Unitary AuthorityCertain2IOW254691700Restricted Accessx410476.55Isle of Wight110952020-05-05T13:36:13ZReturned to finder3South EastCirca
An incomplete post-Medieval lead alloy cloth seal (c.1550-c. 1700).
Disc 1 of a two part cloth seal. The disc depicts a portcullis (possibly crowned) with a worn and illegible inscription. The rivet stub is split.
Length: 21.6mm; width: 19.6mm; overall thickness: 9.0mm. Weight: 6.55g.
Frank Basford21.625Isle of Wight3IOW-15C73B10027021IOW2020-3-34POST MEDIEVALCLOTH SEALRestricted Accessfinds-10027021119.610IOW-15C055Incomplete1550x41047images/fbasford/11102705PAS5EB15C050015BD42020-05-05T13:28:53ZCertainx410472020-03-01T00:00:00Z362020-03-01T00:00:00Z3POST MEDIEVALLead Alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALFinderCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:15:52.342ZEarlyIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityPOST MEDIEVAL1Metal detectorIOW2020756.jpg254692020GPS (from the finder)Poor1116751PM5.4Unitary AuthorityCertain2IOW254691600Restricted Accessx410478.59Isle of Wight110952020-03-16T10:46:40ZReturned to finder1South EastCirca
An incomplete Medieval or post-Medieval lead alloy two-disc alnage/subsidy cloth seal for faulty cloth (c. 1464-c. 1600).
Disc 1: Illegible; Crown over ornate shield with Arms of England, rose and sun to sides.
Disc 2: [ ]II PAnnOR[ ]; Large Lombardic letter F with sun and rose to sides, within a beaded circle.
Each disc is incomplete and the joining strip is also incomplete.
This cloth seal is buff.
Length: 28.8mm; width: 25.0mm; thickness: 5.4mm. Weight: 8.59g. (the weight includes a small amount of soil between the discs).
Geoffrey Egan argues the F denotes 'faulty', perhaps cloth faultily dyed, noting 'several stamps have a thinner version of the F, with a crown above'. He highlights that legislation for faulty cloths (and consequently their marking on seals) was introduced by statute in 1464. He goes on to note that the device of the crowned F continued in use 'into the first half of the 16th century, and perhaps later’ ... Egan (1994, 56, refs: 110-111). Elton (2017: 45) publishes a similar example which he tentatively attributes to the City of Coventry.
Compare with: WILT-1CADF2.
Egan, G. (1995) Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum. Occasional paper 93. London, British Museum Press.
Elton, S, F. (2017) Cloth Seals: An Illustrated reference guide to the identification of lead seals attached to cloth. Oxford. Archaeopress Archaeology.
Frank Basford28.825Isle of WightIOW-AA43959978791IOW2020-7-56POST MEDIEVALCLOTH SEALRestricted Accessfinds-997879112510IOW-AA3E94Incomplete1464x41047images/fbasford/[ ]II PAnnOR[ ] / F11096519PAS5E6AA3E900140642020-03-12T21:04:41ZCertainx142212020-03-11T00:00:00Z362020-03-11T00:00:00Z3POST MEDIEVALLead Alloy41421MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MEDIEVALFinderCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:15:49.918ZEarlyIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityPOST MEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detectorIOW20197399.jpg254692019GPS (from the finder)Good1116721PM3.9Unitary AuthorityCertain4IOW254691650Restricted Accessx4104710.15Isle of Wight110952019-11-22T21:42:26ZReturned to finder1South EastCirca
A complete post-Medieval Augsburg lead alloy two-disc cloth seal (1500-1650).
Disc 1. Raised ornate capital 'A' with a chevron bar and three annulets.
Disc 2. Raised pinecone design.
The seal is buff.
Length: 31.3mm; width: 18.9mm; width of joining strip: 3.6mm; overall thickness: 3.9mm. Weight: 10.15g.
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: 308-310) has been attributed to Augsburg in Germany. The 'A' and pinecone design indicates the seal will have originated in Augsburg, Germany as the pinecone is the heraldic badge of the city. It is suggested that such seals were attached to fustians, a variety of heavy cloth woven from cotton and chiefly prepared for menswear, and date to the 16th or 17th century. Lead cloth and bale seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuries and were part of a system of regulation and quality control.
Egan, G. 1994. Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum. Occasional Paper 93. The British Museum Press: London.
See also, Egan in Saunders, Salisbury Museum Medieval Catalogue, part 3, 85, fig. 26, ref: 150
Frank Basford31.325Isle of Wight1IOW-7C72E69816781IOW2019-7-399POST MEDIEVALCLOTH SEALRestricted Accessfinds-9816781118.910IOW-7C6F35Complete1500x41047images/fbasford/11082273PAS5DD7C6F300157942019-11-22T11:30:59ZCertainx410472019-10-22T23:00:00Z362019-10-22T23:00:00Z2POST MEDIEVALLead Alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALFinderCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:15:39.232ZEarlyIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityPOST MEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detectorIOW20197292.jpg254692019GPS (from the finder)Good1116031PM5Unitary AuthorityCertain4IOW254691650Restricted Accessx4104710.07Isle of Wight110952019-08-29T16:55:02ZReturned to finder1South EastCirca
A complete post-Medieval Augsburg lead alloy two-disc cloth seal (1500-1650).
Disc 1. Raised ornate capital 'A' with a chevron bar.
Disc 2. Plain with raised pinecone design on rivet end.
The seal is buff off-white.
Length: 28.0mm; width: 17.8mm; width of joining strip: 5.3mm; overall thickness: 5.0mm. Weight: 10.07g.
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: 308-310) has been attributed to Augsburg in Germany. The 'A' and pinecone design indicates the seal will have originated in Augsburg, Germany as the pinecone is the heraldic badge of the city. It is suggested that such seals were attached to fustians, a variety of heavy cloth woven from cotton and chiefly prepared for menswear, and date to the 16th or 17th century. Lead cloth and bale seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuries and were part of a system of regulation and quality control.
Egan, G. 1994. Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum. Occasional Paper 93. The British Museum Press: London.
See also, Egan in Saunders, Salisbury Museum Medieval Catalogue, part 3, 85, fig. 26, ref: 150.
Frank Basford2825Isle of Wight1IOW-5669E69684311IOW2019-7-292POST MEDIEVALCLOTH SEALRestricted Accessfinds-9684311117.810IOW-566796Complete1500x41047images/fbasford/11070253PAS5D65667900165B42019-08-27T18:20:57ZCertainx410472019-08-17T23:00:00Z362019-08-17T23:00:00Z2POST MEDIEVALLead Alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALFinderCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:15:29.113ZLateIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityPOST MEDIEVAL1LateMetal detectorIOW20191134.jpg254692019GPS (from the finder)Poor1116711PM1.2Unitary AuthorityCertain2IOW254691688Restricted Accessx410471.27Isle of Wight110952019-06-03T16:00:59ZReturned to finder3South EastCirca
An incomplete post-Medieval lead alloy alnage cloth seal (c. 1660-c. 1688).
Disc 1 of a four-part seal with a joining strip.
Charles II type head, OF ENGLAND around within a beaded circle. The reverse is plain.
The seal has a shiny buff patina
Length: 18.6mm; width: 13.7mm; thickness: 1.2mm. Weight: 1.27g.
Compare with Egan 1994: 178, fig. 27, ref: 137.
Egan, G., 1994 Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum London: Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum.
Frank Basford18.625Isle of Wight3IOW-532D8E9565041IOW2019-1-134POST MEDIEVALCLOTH SEALRestricted Accessfinds-9565041113.710IOW-5327FAIncomplete1660x41047images/fbasford/11059669PAS5CF5327F001A8642019-06-03T15:45:19ZCertainx410472019-03-27T00:00:00Z362019-03-27T00:00:00Z3POST MEDIEVALLead Alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALFinderCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:15:21.358ZLateIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityPOST MEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detectorIOW2019511.jpg254692019GPS (from the finder)Poor1116641PM3.7Unitary AuthorityCertain2IOW254691800Restricted Accessx410472.98Isle of Wight110952019-02-27T15:43:27ZReturned to finder3South EastCirca
An incomplete post-Medieval lead alloy two-disc cloth seal (c. 1500-c. 1800).
The surviving part is complete but folded disc 1/rivet disc.
The front is obscured by folds and the rivet end has a raised design of a 'privy' or 'merchants' mark: B over M.
Probably part of a cloth seal used by a weaver, dyer or searcher. The use of a privy mark suggests a 16th to 18th century date. Various similar examples, although no direct parallels, are published by Egan (1994:181-9).
Length: 18.6mm; width: 11.7mm; thickness: 3.7mm. Weight: 2.98g.
Egan, G., 1994 Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum London: Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum.
Frank Basford18.625Isle of Wight1IOW-6AA550941961two-disc1IOW2019-5-11POST MEDIEVALCLOTH SEALRestricted Accessfinds-9419611111.710IOW-6AA281Incomplete1500x41047images/fbasford/B M11047420PAS5C76AA280010AF42019-02-27T15:18:00ZCertainx410472019-02-21T00:00:00Z362019-02-21T00:00:00Z3POST MEDIEVALLead Alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALFinderCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:15:10.599ZLateIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityPOST MEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detectorIOW2019510.jpg254692019GPS (from the finder)Poor1116641PM1.7Unitary AuthorityCertain1IOW254691800Restricted Accessx410471.74Isle of Wight110952019-02-27T15:26:18ZReturned to finder3South EastCirca
A fragment of a post-Medieval lead alloy two-disc cloth seal (c. 1500-c. 1800).
The surviving part is an incomplete disc 1/rivet disc.
The front has a raised design of a 'privy' or 'merchants' mark: two elaborate knots, one above the other, with I D at sides. The reverse has cloth impression and the rivet end is smooth and plain.
Probably part of a cloth seal used by a weaver, dyer or searcher. The use of a privy mark suggests a 16th to 18th century date. Various similar examples, although no direct parallels, are published by Egan (1994:181-9). However, see no. 268.
Length: 16.2mm; width: 15.0mm; thickness: 1.7mm. Weight: 1.74g.
Egan, G., 1994 Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum London: Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum.
Frank Basford16.225Isle of Wight1IOW-69E96D9419271IOW2019-5-10POST MEDIEVALCLOTH SEALRestricted Accessfinds-941927111510IOW-69D857Fragment1500x41047images/fbasford/I D11047408PAS5C769D8500175842019-02-27T14:24:05ZCertainx410472019-02-21T00:00:00Z362019-02-21T00:00:00Z3POST MEDIEVALLead Alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALFinderCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:15:10.572ZLateIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityPOST MEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detectorIOW2019739a.jpg254692019Generated from computer mapping softwareFair1116751PM4.6Unitary AuthorityCertain4IOW254691700Restricted Accessx410478.15Isle of Wight110952019-01-30T11:23:54ZReturned to finder3South EastCirca
A complete post-Medieval lead alloy two-disc alnage cloth seal (c. 1600-c. 1700).
A portcullis county series (COM) but unfortunately both the county and the initial of the monarch are missing! Probably an E in the latter case for Edward or Elizabeth.
Disc 1/ rivet disc: +COM[ ], B at centre within a beaded circle.
Disc 2/rove disc: Portcullis, [E] R above.
The seal has an even buff patina.
Length: 25.3mm; width: 19.0mm; thickness: 4.6mm. Weight: 8.15g.
Frank Basford25.325Isle of Wight1IOW-0A1B679372171IOW2019-7-39POST MEDIEVALCLOTH SEALRestricted Accessfinds-937217111910IOW-0A1887Complete1600x41047images/fbasford/+COM[ ], B [E] R11043606PAS5C50A18800171142019-01-29T18:55:04ZCertainx410472019-01-23T00:00:00Z362019-01-23T00:00:00Z1POST MEDIEVALLead Alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALFinderCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:15:05.311ZLateIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityPOST MEDIEVAL3EarlyMetal detectorIOW2019317.jpg254692019GPS (from the finder)Poor1116641PM9.3Unitary AuthorityPossibly3IOW254691750Restricted Accessx410477.37Isle of Wight110952019-01-24T12:12:29ZReturned to finder3South EastCirca
A post-Medieval (possibly) lead alloy cloth seal, possibly of the two-disc type (c. 1500-c. 1750).
The discs are joined by a connecting strip.
Disc 1 (rivet disc) is plain at the front.
Disc 2 (rove disc) has an unclear design which can be seen on the end of the rivet only and is surrounded by a beaded circle.
Length: 19.0mm; width: 18.8mm; overall thickness: 9.3mm. Weight: 7.37g.
Frank Basford1925Isle of Wight1IOW-9AA3549362531IOW2019-3-17POST MEDIEVALCLOTH SEALRestricted Accessfinds-9362531118.810IOW-9A99CCUncertain1500x41047images/fbasford/31042916PAS5C49A99C001C6042019-01-24T12:03:40ZPossiblyx410472019-01-04T00:00:00Z362019-01-04T00:00:00Z3POST MEDIEVALLead Alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALFinderCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:15:05.21ZLateIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityPOST MEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detectorIOW20181324.jpg254692018GPS (from the finder)Poor1116711PM3Unitary AuthorityCertain2IOW254691750Restricted Accessx4104711.23Isle of Wight110952018-11-07T21:25:20ZReturned to finder3South EastCirca
An incomplete post-Medieval lead alloy cloth seal (c. 1600-c. 1750).
Discs 1 and 2 of a two or four-part seal.
Disc 1: plain or illegible, and from the reverse of which projects an integral rivet.
Disc 2: plain or illegible.
The rivet has been stamped with letters: 'Y O'.
The object is greyish buff overall. There is no indication of a joining strip.
Length: 25.7mm; width: 25.3mm; thickness: 3.0mm. Weight: 11.23g.
Frank Basford25.725Isle of Wight1IOW-2D7DD69252201IOW2018-1-324POST MEDIEVALCLOTH SEALRestricted Accessfinds-9252201125.310IOW-2D79A4Incomplete1600x41047images/fbasford/Y O11033385PAS5BE2D79A0013BC42018-11-07T12:16:26ZCertainx410472018-10-31T00:00:00Z362018-10-31T00:00:00Z3POST MEDIEVALLead Alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALFinderCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:14:56.78ZLateIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityPOST MEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detectorIOW20187190.jpg254692018Generated from computer mapping softwarePoor1116711PM3.4Unitary AuthorityCertain4IOW254691700Restricted Accessx410477.97Isle of Wight110952018-08-07T10:40:31ZReturned to finder3South EastCirca
A complete post-Medieval lead alloy two-part cloth seal (c. 1600-c. 1700).
Disc 1: Plain.
Disc 2: Raised design of a merchant's privy mark with legend around. [ ]H[ ]L (rosette) [ ]; Long cross crosslet combined with C over M, a star each side.
Length: 25.8mm; width: 19.7mm; thickness: 3.4mm. Weight: 7.97g.
Frank Basford25.825Isle of Wight1IOW-8A61DB9132831IOW2018-7-190POST MEDIEVALCLOTH SEALRestricted Accessfinds-9132831119.710IOW-8A5E0CComplete1600x41047images/fbasford/11023048PAS5B68A5E0001C9F42018-08-06T20:47:44ZCertainx410472018-07-31T23:00:00Z362018-07-31T23:00:00Z3POST MEDIEVALLead Alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALFinderCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:14:49.276ZLateIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityPOST MEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detectorIOW20181140.jpg254692018GPS (from the finder)Poor1116041PM1.3Unitary AuthorityCertain1IOW25469111727Restricted Accessx410470.67Isle of Wight110952018-05-06T12:28:54ZReturned to finder3South EastCirca
A fragment of post-Medieval lead alloy cloth seal (c. 1600-c. 1800).
This single disc has a raised design consisting of a lion passant with 'I' behind, all within a beaded circle. The rear face is plain. There is no indication of a joining strip.
Diameter: 11.0mm; thickness: 1.3mm. Weight: 0.67g.
Such seals were used to mark the duty due to be paid on bolts of cloth. Heraldic devices such as this are common on Post-Restoration royal seals. Consequently, the seal was probably issued between the reigns of Charles II (1660-1685) and George I (1714-1727) when the alnage system was abolished in 1724 (Egan, 1994: 4).
Egan, G., 1994 Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum London: Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum.
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A Haarlem cloth seal found in the Netherlands has lettering rather than numbers:
http://www.bagseals.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=35650 (accessed 13/4/2018).
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An incomplete post-Medieval lead alloy two-disc cloth seal issued at Haarlem in the Netherlands (c. 1600-c. 1700).
The edges are worn and abraded but the connecting strip is intact.
The outer face of disc 1 has the arms of Haarlam: an elaborate shield, a vertical sword and four stars arranged two each side of the sword. The legend is illegible.
The rivet has raised capital letters within a beaded circle: [ ]A/[ ]O·/REN
The complete legend could be: A/·30·/REN
Disc 2 is illegible.
This cloth seal is buff overall.
Length: 18.8mm; width: 15.8mm; thickness: 3.0mm. Weight: 4.15g.
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