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Record ID: SOM-7C6D48
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead cloth searchers seal formed of a rectangular strip of lead folded in half. The ends of the strip are secured by an integral rivet on one going through a hole in the other and being stamped flat with a crown stamp. Stamped on the strip (prior to bending) is: G' . FRANKS, mainly on one face. On the other face, the other way up, is 17- 60 with the 17 and 60 divided by three deeply stamped parallel lines. The seal is 42.0mm long 14.3mm wide, at the flattened end, 10.6mm wide at the fold and 4.0mm thick. It weighs 9.55g. The strip was 1.3mm thick.
Searchers were of…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2020
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
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This findspot is known as 'Wells', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-926BE4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large lead-alloy uniface Post-medieval disc related to those which usually form part of a four-part cloth seal. The front face has a design cast in relief of a crowned triple-rose with flowering plant motif at the sides within a outer pellet border. The back is plain and the sides, which are in good condition are complete. There is no sign of any attachment site for tabs which would normally link this disc to the rest of the seal. There is a slight distortion to the edge at the site of a c. 1mm in diameter hole placed c. 1mm from the edge at the bottom of the object. The piercing ha…
Created on: Thursday 5th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 2nd January 2020
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Marshfield CP', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-D38CAC
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a Medieval to Post Medieval lead cloth seal dating to between cAD1300 to 1700. Only the central rivet of the seal remains with a small part of the back plate it was cast integrally to. The front is stamped with a fleur de lis, the back is plain. It measures 12.99mm in length, 9.70mm in width, 3.88mm in thickness and weighs 2.32g.
Due to the limited amount of the design visible, close dating is not possible.
Created on: Tuesday 26th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 6th December 2019
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Lindridge', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-328F65
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a two part lead cloth seal. Part of the ring, disk and plug between them survives. It is stamped on both sides. Obverse: Crown over shield of England, the inscription is very worn but would have read [S'VLII'PAO'VIALLE'LON']. Reverse: ornate shield with equal armed cross, each arm made of thee lines, with sword in the first quarter (arms of London) L[ONDINI PRO PANNIS LANI]CIS. The seal measures 24.47mm in diameter, 3.25mm in thickness and weighs 7.66g.
There are similar seals recorded by Egan (Egan, 1994, p. 167, no. 40, p. 170, no. 61). Egan (1994, 40) notes several e…
Created on: Tuesday 1st October 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd December 2019
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Pulham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-BE745B
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval lead cloth seal from the late 16th to 17th century. The surviving part consists of one near complete disc which has at one point been pierced by a rivet integral to a second disc, both of which are now lost.
The disc is now sub-circular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section. At the disc's centre there is a D-shaped hole through which a rivet would have been pierced. The front of the surviving disk has been stamped leaving a raised beaded bordered placed just inside the edge of the disc which surrounded the raised design of a boar or ship with two …
Created on: Tuesday 20th August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 20th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Odcombe CP', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-BE2A7A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval lead cloth seal from the late 17th century. The surviving part consists of one incomplete disc with part of an integral rivet projecting from its reverse. The connecting strip, further discs and part of this disc are now missing.
The disc is now D-shaped, although it would have been circular in plan. It is now missing almost half of one side of the disc. From the reverse there are the remains of a circular projecting rivet that now only projects 0.1mm, there is a trace of a letter on the remaining portion. The front of the surviving disc has been stamped…
Created on: Tuesday 20th August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 2nd January 2020
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Odcombe CP', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-BD924B
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval lead cloth seal dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1800
The surviving part consists of two complete discs with an integral rivet extending from the reverse of one, threading through a circular hole on the second and then being stamped flat over to hold them together. A connecting strip projects from both discs and is folded over.
Disc 1, the un-pierced disc, is circular in plan and is left plain.The rivet is integral to the reverse of disc one, is circular shaped and pierce disc two.
Disc 2 is also circular in plan, although almost half of its circumfe…
Created on: Tuesday 20th August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 20th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Odcombe CP', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-6748B3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post-Medieval lead cloth seal dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1700
The surviving part consists of two incomplete discs with an integral rivet extending from the reverse of one, threading through a circular hole on the second and then being stamped flat over to hold them together. Only the portions of the discs above the rivet survive with the majority of their area and the the connecting strip for these seals now lost.
Disc 1, the un-pierced disc, is oval in plan with very abraded smooth edges. It has a raised M inscribed on its outer surface.
Disc 2 is sub-…
Created on: Friday 16th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 16th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Ilminster CP', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-672BEA
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post-Medieval lead cloth seal dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1700
The surviving part consists of two incomplete discs with an integral rivet extending from the reverse of one, threading through a circular hole on the second and then being stamped flat over to hold them together. The connecting strip for these seals is missing as is the the a large portion of disc 2 and much of the outer edge of disc 1.
Disc 1, the un-pierced disc, would have been circular in plan but is now very irregular in shape. approximately half of its original edge survives which is cont…
Created on: Friday 16th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 16th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Ilminster CP', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-66EF14
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval lead cloth seal dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1700
The surviving part consists of two complete discs with an integral rivet extending from the reverse of one, threading through a circular hole on the second and then being stamped flat over to hold them together. A connecting strip projects from both discs and is folded over.
Disc 1, the un-pierced disc, is circular in plan and has been stamped with the inscription B W // 2 which are deeply recessed into the disc (c.2.0mm). The rivet is integral to the reverse of disc one, is circular shaped and pier…
Created on: Friday 16th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 16th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Ilminster CP', grid reference and parish protected.
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