Record ID: NMS-BF6578
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal. The fragment consists largely of the compressed rivet and has a discernable but illegible mark on one side. Circa 17th-18th century.
Created on: Saturday 13th June 2015
Last updated: Saturday 13th June 2015
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Record ID: NMS-89A209
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incompletelead cloth seal of Post-Medieval date. The seal is atwo disc type which were joined by an integral central strip and sealed by compressing a central rivet. The front of the seal bears the raised design of the letter "A" the chevron crossbar of which remains clear. The reverse depicts a pinecone or thistle device.The 'A' and pinecone design indicates the seal will have originated in Augsburg, Germany as the pinecone is the heradlic 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 f…
Created on: Monday 9th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th February 2015
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