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Record ID: LON-C365C9
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal dating from AD 1600-1620. This is one disk from a four-disc cloth seal. A similar seal is illustrated in Elton (2017:303). The obverse has the Arms of the town of Wesel, an ornate shield bearing three weasels courant, central inescutcheon, MEMENTO.MORI around. The reverse is blank and undecorated. Part of a second inner disk is present. Elton (2017:303) writes "The other inner disk may show two crowned B's (see MOL NN21187) possibly standing for Bombazine (a mix of silk-warp and worsted weft, twilled fabric)."
Dimensions: d…
Created on: Thursday 21st September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 21st September 2023
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Record ID: LON-8565BB
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy Norwich Russel Company Seal dating from AD 1654. The seal is formed of two discs with a connecting strip and integral rivet on one of the discs connecting the two. The rivet is visible on the reverse of the disc in the form of a raised oval. The cloth seal is a Norwich Russel Company seal. The obverse has [N]ORW / [I]CH. / 1654. The reverse has []SBF[] / SNPP / WBE / 1654 in four lines. The letters on the reverse side shows the surname initial of the 12 wardens of Norwich for that particular year. Unfortunately 1654 is three years before record…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2023
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Record ID: LON-854518
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval lead alloy City of Norwich cloth seal dating from 17th century. This is one half of a two part seal. A similar seal is illustrated in Egan (1987:172 no.70).
Obverse: crown over portcullis
Reverse: CIVITA[S ИORVICI] three towared castle, lion passant below, C to the left, N to the right.
Dimensions: diameter: 21.62mm; length: 26.75mm; weight: 3.92g
Other cloth seal of this type on the database are NMS-7028C7, LON-851509 and LON-A9AAC8.
References: Egan, G. 1992. Leaden Cloth Seals. Datasheet 3. Finds Research Group 700…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2023
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Record ID: LON-851509
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval lead alloy City of Norwich cloth seal dating from 17th century. This is a two part seal. A similar seal is illustrated in Egan (1987:172 no.70).
Obverse: crown over portcullis
Reverse: [CIVITAS ИORVICI]; three towered castle, lion passant below, C to the left, N to the right.
Dimensions: diameter: 21.57mm; length: 25.72mm; weight: 8.21g
Other cloth seal of this type on the database are NMS-7028C7. and LON-A9AAC8.
References: Egan, G. 1992. Leaden Cloth Seals. Datasheet 3. Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheets 1-24. 1985-1998…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-82E3EA
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead cloth seal of Augsburg dating to the early Post Medieval period, about AD 1500 - 1650.
The object is circular in plan and consists of two circular discs pressed together.
Disc 1. has a fragmented raised capital letter 'A', symbolising the heraldic badge of the city of Augsburg in Germany.
Disc 2 is stamped with a raised part of a design, which represents a pine cone illustration.
The seal has an light grey patina.
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 …
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 17th October 2023
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Record ID: DOR-81DC28
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete two part lead possible cloth seal (alnage seal). One disc only remains with an integral rivet at the rear. On the face of the disc is the moulded design of a Roman numeral VI.
Date: Post Medieval - c. 1550 - 1700
Diameter: 18.73 mm
Thickness: 4.39 mm
Weight: 5.13 g
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2023
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Record ID: LON-172A45
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal dating 17th - 18th century. This is a cloth worker's personal seal. The seal is formed of two discs with a connecting strip and integral rivet on one of the discs connecting the two. The rivet is visible on the decorated disc. The seal has a privy mark within a beaded circle. There are initials D and [] within a heart either side of the central stem of the privy mark.
Dimensions: length: 30.08 mm; width: 25.03mm; weight: 9.96g.
Egan, G. 1994. Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum. Occasional Paper …
Created on: Wednesday 13th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-07D791
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy cloth seal of post-medieval date, probably c. AD 1650-1700. The seal would have been a two-part seal, circular in plan with a short connecting tab between the two discs. Both sides are now very worn, but the lower portion of the obverse (rivet disc) may show a lion statant or passant, facing left. The seal is worn and warped in places, particularly the connecting strip, and its surface has a light grey patina.
Length: 20.7 mm
Width: 15.1 mm
Thickness: 5.3 mm
Weight: 5.6 g
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 30th November 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-EE9A48
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead two disc cloth seal dating from the Post Medieval period, AD 1553 - 1700. It is an example of the County series.
The two discs are fastened by a split pin type arrangement and a connecting tab. Only one disc is present,and part of the connecting tab which has been squashed. The design is a portcullis of four by four squares with the letter 'E' above, potentially for the county 'COLCHESTER'. This type of seal from Colchester is suggested to have a post-restoration date. A similar type is seen BSG.CS.00121 in Elton(&n…
Created on: Monday 11th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 4th October 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-EE8B48
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead two-disc cloth seal dating to the Medieval or Post-Medieval period, about AD 1350 - 1700. The object is circular in plan with a central bend, and consists of two circular discs pressed together with a sub-rectangular tab connecting the two discs. Disc 1.has a large symbol resembling an uppercase letter B across the centre. Disc 2 has a star or cinquefoil preserved and the rest of the design is illegible. The seal has an light grey patina. Dimensions:
The object is 18mm in diameter and 4.7mm thick. It weighs 6.5g.
Lead cloth and bale seals w…
Created on: Monday 11th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 4th October 2023
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Record ID: GLO-9D091C
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single disc of a lead-alloy cloth seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1660 - 1727. The seal would have originally had two or four alnage type discs joined by an integral central strip. This disc depicts a crowned harp with a number 1/4 to the left indicating the alnage subsidy of 1 farthing for the cloth. The opposite disc would have displayed the head of the monarch. See BUC-BE798B for a complete Queen Anne example.
Geoff Egan (1994, 60) discusses this large series of alnage seals with the monarchs head and various heraldic devices flanked by the subsidy rate in pence, stating that…
Created on: Thursday 7th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
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Record ID: SUR-84FB01
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a post medieval lead alloy cloth duty (alnage) seal comprising one (of originally 2 or 4) discs, which depicts a rose with a 2 beneath, indicating 2d duty paid.
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 6th September 2023
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Record ID: SUR-5E275D
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval lead alloy alnage seal of the Commonwealth period. One disc remains and depicts a shield with a ridged cross of St George on it surrounded by legend THE.STA.(SVB)SIDIE.SEAL(E) (which can be read as "the state subsidy seal").
Created on: Monday 4th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2023
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Record ID: OXON-5B7BBB
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval Russian flax bale seal from St Petersburg dating from the 1740s-60s. It most likely dates from 1757.
The lead seal is a thick disc with two horizontal perforations running through the centre from edge to edge to accommodate a cord or wire which would have been used to attach the seal to a bale of flax.
Obverse: /
Reverse: SPB // SRHB // [17]57
It is 30.95mm in diameter, 6.4mm thick and weighs 21.03 grams.
Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries Russia was a prominent exporter of flax Lead bale seals were used as a means of identification and a…
Created on: Monday 4th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
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Record ID: OXON-5B69D6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval Russian flax bale seal.
The lead seal is a thick disc with two horizontal perforations running through the centre from edge to edge to accommodate a cord or wire which would have been used to attach the seal to a bale of flax.
Obverse: // П: Ʌ E[B] // E Д E B // H75
Reverse: / P[:] 2H / 1806
It is 21.5mm in diameter, 4.6mm thick and weighs 10.71 grams.
Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries Russia was a prominent exporter of flax Lead bale seals were used as a means of identification and as a component of regulation and q…
Created on: Monday 4th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-33B9A6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy two disc cloth seal of Medieval to post medieval date, about AD 1350 - 1700. It is a two disc seal with the connecting loop surviving. Disc one is apparently blank. Disc two (the ring with the rivet from the other disc passing through it) is stamped with a portcullis. Any surrounding inscription is illegible.
Length: 24.17mm
Width: 16.59mm
Thickness: 7.73mm
Weight: 6.62g
Created on: Monday 21st August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 7th September 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-06C981
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval Belgian single disc bulla type lead cloth-seal from the city of Tournai dating to the 16th-17th century.
Sub-circular and flat, with a vertical piercing. The obverse depicts a fleur-de-lis within a toothed border and an outer inscription of; S•D[E TOVR]NAI• The reverse depicts a crenellated turret with an arched entrance and a pellet on either side. The surface displays a light buff colour.
Diameter 13.4mm, thickness 2.7mm and weight 2.4g.
A similar example can be seen at the online Bagseal Gallery at CS 01532. This possibly dates to before&…
Created on: Saturday 19th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Near Deal', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: BERK-CAE763
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy Post Medieval customs seal. One one side are the stamped letters "HH" and on the other "SH". On one edge are two parallel rectangular holes and on the opposite edge is one long rectangular hole.
Created on: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Last updated: Monday 2nd October 2023
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Record ID: BERK-CAD572
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy Post Medieval cloth seal of two discs probably dating fro the 17th century. The two discs are joined by a strip of lead alloy. The larger disc has an integral rivet which has been pushed through a hole on the smaller disc before being stamped. One side is plain. The other side has the stamped initials "LL"
Created on: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Last updated: Monday 2nd October 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-B6F833
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single uniface disc from a four disc type lead alnage cloth seal issued during the reign of George I dating to c.1714-24.
Circular and flat. The face has a crowned shield bearing the impaled arms of England (three lions passant) and Scotland (a lion rampant). Flanking the shield are the figures 1 - 1/2 that relate to the one and a half pence alnage fees paid. The reverse is plain and the surface displays a light grey colour.
Diameter 14.7mm, thickness 0.9mm and weight 1.2g.
A similar seal can be seen at: SUR-613C72 and in S Elton (2017) p.174.
Created on: Thursday 3rd August 2023
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Near Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.
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