Record ID: LANCUM-731315
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal. A lead cloth seal comprising the two circular plates bearing the information, joined by a thin strip of lead folded over, and the two plates which gripped the fabric it was sealing joined to the other plates. On one of the upper plates is the St George Cross of England in a shield against the Irish harp,also on a shield, with part of the surrounding circle of pellets visible. On the other side is a bird, probably an eagle, with body displayed, head dexter and wings expanded. Also present is the date, 1652, and the letters HA ..FAX (HALIFAX), e…
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Friday 3rd November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-ABBC0A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-circular lead alloy Post Medieval cloth seal bearing the Tudor arms of England, so dating from about AD 1485 - 1603. It is a uniface disc bearing a quartered shield with three lis in the lower right quarter and three lions in the quarter above. It may have been part of a four disc or two disc cloth seal. The diameter is 11.2mm, thickness 1.2mm, and weight is 1.0g. Compare  SWYOR-6451B9, WILT-032F20 and pages 17 and 153 in Elton (2017).
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2023
Last updated: Sunday 30th April 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-8E869D
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two disc, lead cloth seal dating from the Medieval to Post-Medieval period, about AD 1350 - 1724.  The two discs are fastened by a split pin type arrangement and a connecting tab. Most of the disc with the hole in it is missing. The outer face of disc 1 is illegible. Disc 2 is missing except for the centre where the rivet from disc one has been pushed through and stamped to seal it. On the rivet there appears to be a crown in relief over ligatured letters, possible AF or AR. This may suggest it dates from the reign of Queen Anne (1702 - 1714). The remains of the connec…
Created on: Monday 9th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 11th October 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-17A2FD
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete subcircular lead alloy seal of medieval to post medival date, AD 1350 - 1550. It is a two disc seal with an integral rivet, but only one disc and the rivet survives. The surviving face has a lowercase lombardic letter "a" in reliefe, with a cross (+) on each side. The rivet has part of a pinecone motif surviving on it. These are symbols of the German city of Augsburg, where this seal originated. The lowercase letter A was superseded by a capital letter in the mid 16th century. See Elton (2017) page 296. The diameter is 18.6mm, the thickness is 3.1mm and the weight is 3.1g.
Created on: Monday 10th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 26th February 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-E694A9
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete disc from a two or four-part Post Medieval lead cloth seal dating from AD 1600 - 1700. It shows a fleur de lis and is probably from an alnage seal. A 2 lies in the upper left quarter, referring to the tax (alnage) paid on the cloth. Elton states that the fleur de lis is ubiquitous on cloth seals, but came into use with the Stuarts (Cloth Seals. An illustrated Reference Guide to the Identification of Lead Seals attached to Cloth: From the British Perspective. Stuart F Elton. Archaeopress 2017, page 217). It has a pale brown patina. It is 13.5mm in length, 10.97mm wide, 1…
Created on: Monday 10th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 8th November 2019
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Record ID: DUR-9AD40F
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post Medieval lead alloy two-disc type cloth seal from c.AD 1450-1850. Both discs and the tab linking them survive, although one disc shows a pear-shaped crack from below the right side of the tab. Both sides have raised, stamped, designs. The front, now broken, has possibly a capital A or a 5-point star now difficult to identify. On the back is a three line design, almost a rudimentary harp, now worn. The discs are 15.38mm in diameter and it is 23.66mm long including the tab and 2.91mm thick; it weighs 4.5 grams. The seal shares similarities with SF4627, BUC-2E7B47 and B…
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 7th May 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-B816B5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a two or four disc, lead alloy cloth seal, probably dating from the Post-Medieval period, about AD 1500 - 1700. The remaining portion consists of the loop of the outer disc, with a large central hole, through which the connecting rivet passed when the seal was closed. The only traces of lettering visible are at the top of the reverse (as illustrated) and read "[...](E)R(G)[...]" It is 19mm in diameter and 1.9mm thick. It weighs 1.85gm.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-7B022A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small lead alloy bag or sack seal dating from the later medieval or post-medieval period, that is the 15th-17th century. The seal appears to have been a two part seal, with a circular plate/circle on one side and a conical part on the other, connected by a band of lead. The impression is difficult to read but it is lettering which appears to be gothic, possibly 15th/16th century.
Created on: Friday 7th October 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 12th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7AFCD5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete button or, more likely, lead-alloy cloth seal, dating to the period AD 1650 to 1705. Only one disc remains: it is stamped with lettering on the obverse and plain on the reverse. Rather than a button it is more likely that this is one half of a cloth seal. The complete seal would have comprised two flat circular discs, one of which is now missing, joined with a small rectangular connecting strip. The surviving disc carries the relief-stamped legend 'WOR/STED/REFOR/MED', within a stamped circular border. On the second, now missing disc would have probably be number prob…
Created on: Friday 7th October 2016
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8B2EB7
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead post medieval cloth seal dating to the period. The cloth seal consists of the remains of three circular discs pressed together. One face exhibits a design of an anchor with a curved rope wrapped around the shank of the anchor. The opposite face is worn with a scratched 4 above a horizontal line below which are two shallow inscribed zig-zags. The lead has a thick off-white patina. Other cloth seals recorded on the PAS database bearing an anchor are WILT-2E28E3 and SWYOR-53E6B2. Dimensions: 19mm in width, 14mm in length, 3mm thick, 4.9g
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 27th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boroughbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-A73997
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval Alnage Cloth Seal dating from AD 1550 - 1700. It is a four disc seal, folded in half and the first disc joined to the fourth with a tab passed through a hole in the other disc before stamping. On one disc next to the folded hinge is a shield with the arms of Stuart Britain. On the other face is the inscription [N]EW/[DR]APE/RIE[-]. The discs with the tab passed through have no visible design. The seal measures 27.5mm long, 11.6mm wide and 6.6mm thick. 6.26g. Compare NLM-4FC382 and SF-67FA56 which note that: "The seal was used for one of the textiles know…
Created on: Sunday 10th April 2016
Last updated: Monday 13th August 2018
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Record ID: LVPL-79581A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy two-part cloth seal dating 16th - early 17th century from Augsburg, Germany. When complete the cloth seal would have comprised of two discs interconnected by a bar. The remaining disc depicts a letter A with a V-shaped bar and an upper crossbar, representing the town of Augsburg, surrounded by four annulets spaced at 90 degree intervals around the rim of the seal and a single pellet within the open space of the 'A'. Egan (1994:106) writes: "seals from the fustians (mixed linen-warp and cotton-weft fabrics) of Augsburg, known to contemporaries in this cou…
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2016
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4AA23A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead alloy cloth seal of the Commonwealth dating from AD1657. It is a four-part or four-disc cloth seal with the following imagery: Blank // plain cross on ornate saltire // cockerel on bow-like base, 5 7 to sides // blank. Rod Blunt (via Stuart Elton), says: "The impression depicting a cock is unlikely to be from an official stamp of the Commonwealth, particularly as it had banned cock-fighting. The presence of a bow below the cock suggests that the device might be a rebus for the name 'Bowcock'. [The reverse can be described as showing...] a plain cross with a foliate ornament …
Created on: Thursday 12th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-A73677
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible cast lead or lead alloy cloth seal dating from the Tudor period, abouit AD 1450 - 1600. The seal is incomplete and only a single uniface disc remains. This disc is decorated with a Tudor rose. The edge of the disc is abraded in one place, perhaps where an adjoining disc was connected. The surface of the disc has a cream coloured patina. The object measures 13.1mm diameter, 1.8mm thick and 1.53g. The object closely resembles a cloth seal, but it does not have the integral stud on the reverse so it is not clear how it would be secured to the cloth. It could be one disc…
Created on: Sunday 11th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-0B10CD
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three Post Medieval lead-alloy cloth seals dating from AD 1500 - 1700. All are two part seals consisting of the central plug of lead, circular in section with the discs attached, though most of the discs and the connecting tabs are missing. 1. Seal stamped on front over plug with a portcullis. Edge of front disc missing, and reverse disc apparently plain. 18.1mm long, 14.8mm wide and 7mm thic. 4.85g. 2. Seal stamped on front over plug with a portcullis. Edge of front disc missing, and reverse disc apparently plain. 17.5mm long, 15.6mm wide and 3.3mm thick. 2.67g. 3. Seal stam…
Created on: Monday 11th May 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-BA4EE7
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy early Modern chemical fertiliser bag seal post dating 1881. The left hand image seems to read PHOSPHATFABRIK HOYERMANN HANNOVER. The numerals and letters across the centre probably represent the quantity in the bag. The other face incorporates the firms logo with a monogram for PH. The diameter is 20mm and the weight 17.05g. For a description of the founder of the firm Gerhard Hoyermann see Gerhard Hoyermann, Wikipedia. The following is an extract: "he developed from phosphorus slag a blast furnace plant fertiliser 'basic slag' for agriculture. In 1881 he founded the…
Created on: Monday 13th April 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-334B7E
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a post medievallead alloy cloth seal. It consists of a lead alloy disc with a central circular perforation. Attached to this is a rectangular sectioned strip of lead alloy. This strip is broken, the break being worn. It would have continued and attached to a solid disc. There is no decoration visible on the outer face of this object. The inner face, which would have been pressed against a piece of cloth has taken an impression of the textile. This object measures 20.75mm in diameter and 1.29mm thick. Total length including the loop is 27.24mm. It weighs 3.88g. Stamped…
Created on: Tuesday 17th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th February 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-3341CC
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval two part lead alloy cloth seal. It consists of a disc of lead alloy with a central circular perforation. This is attached to one end of rectangular sectioned strip of lead alloy which is bent around to form a loop. The other end of the strip is attached a solid disc of lead alloy which has a raised circular rivet of lead alloy on the inner face. The object was cast as one piece and then folded with the two discs pushed together so that the raised rivet on one disc fits though the central perforation on the other disc. The face of the solid disc is unstamped. There a…
Created on: Tuesday 17th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th February 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-333688
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval two part lead alloy cloth seal. It consists of a disc of lead alloy with a central circular perforation. This is attached to one end of rectangular sectioned strip of lead alloy which is bent around to form a loop. The other end of the strip is attached a solid disc of lead alloy which has a raised circular rivet of lead alloy on the inner face. The object was cast as one piece and then folded with the two discs pushed together so that the raised rivet on one disc fits though the central perforation on the other disc. The face of the solid disc appears undecorated. …
Created on: Tuesday 17th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th February 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-332167
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval two part lead alloy cloth seal. It consists of a disc of lead alloy with a central circular perforation. This is attached to one end of rectangular sectioned strip of lead alloy which is bent around to form a loop. The other end of the strip is attached a solid disc of lead alloy which has a raised circular rivet of lead alloy on the inner face. The object was cast as one piece and then folded with the two discs pushed together so that the raised rivet on one disc fits though the central perforation on the other disc. Both faces of the seal are decorated. The solid …
Created on: Tuesday 17th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th February 2015
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