Record ID: SUR-7C66EF
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two part lead alloy cloth seal. One side is stamped RI with a small rosette between, a pellet above and below and a cable style border around. The reverse is blank with scratched letters or numbers. On the fragmentary strip between the discs is partial lettering which may read VF[...]I(C or O). Circa 17th-18th century.
Created on: Wednesday 4th December 2019
Last updated: Monday 16th December 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-7C19C8
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead cloth seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1800. The object is circular with worn stubs to either end from which further discs would have been attached. One surface is stamped with a crown while the other side is flat and undecorated. The metal has a light brown patina and is worn. The object is 16.2mm long, 13.1mm wide, 1.1mm thick and weighs 1.5g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th December 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 10th December 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-7BFBA3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead possible cloth seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1800. The object is sub-rectangular with worn breaks to the shorter ends. One surface is stamped with a harp. The other side may also bear a design though it is now too worn to be determined. The metal has a dark grey patina and is worn. The object is 23.8mm long, 21.2mm wide, 2.2mm thick and weighs 4.9g. Similar examples of square cloth seals have been recorded as LVPL-C30884 and HAMP-B2FC05.
Created on: Wednesday 4th December 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 10th December 2019
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Record ID: NMS-78D4B5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of post-medieval lead cloth seal. Disc 1 survives complete, with a flattened rivet on the reverse. The connecting strip and any other discs are missing. The front of Disc 1 is featureless with no stamp surviving, but the rivet on the reverse retains some evidence of a stamp with lettering including a small neat letter B, which is the only one that can be read. It is 13mm in diameter and 3.5mm in thickness, and weighs 2.7g. Probably 16th or 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 4th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th January 2020
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Record ID: NMS-672D11
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Single disc of a medieval or post-medieval lead seal, probably a cloth seal. One side is stamped with symbol resembling a sickle with a triangle projecting at either side of the handle. It is possible that the whole design is not visible since the disc is an irregular sub-circular shape, suggesting that the original edges have worn away. The reverse is plain with no impression of textile left behind. c. Late 14th-17th century. Diameter (at most): 13.4mm. Thickness: 2.1mm. Weight: 1.3g
Created on: Tuesday 3rd December 2019
Last updated: Monday 13th January 2020
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Record ID: NMS-66E145
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Single disc of a medieval or post-medieval lead cloth seal. One side bears a stamped design which may represent a W formed of two intersecting Vs. The other side bears an impression of the cloth weave. c. Late 14th-17th century. Diameter: 15.6mm. Thickness: 2.3mm. Weight: 2.4g
Created on: Tuesday 3rd December 2019
Last updated: Monday 13th January 2020
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Record ID: NMS-65736C
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead worsted cloth seal. Both discs and connecting strip are intact. One face bears the inscription WO[R] / STE[D] / REF / M. There appears to be a design on the other face but this is obscured by wear and the flattened rivet. It may be one or two fleur-de-lis. Second half of 17th century. Length (including connecting strip): 24.0mm. Width/diameter: 20.0mm. Thickness: 3.2mm. Weight: 6.0g A similar example on this database is NMS-9C7B34
Created on: Tuesday 3rd December 2019
Last updated: Monday 13th January 2020
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Record ID: NLM-E7D1C0
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal fragment. A disc with a lug on the back; the display face bears the stamped motif of a city gate tower flanked by towers. The device indicates an alnage seal of Norwich (Egan 1994, fig. 21 no. 70). Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1575-1625 Diameter: 15.5mm, Thickness (clear of lug): 1.1mm, Weight: 1.86gms
Created on: Wednesday 27th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Faldingworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-E7C673
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible cloth seal fragment. A small cast disc with protruding strip, the latter folded. The letters L/EN rendered in modern style appear stamped on one side of the disc. Lightly patinated. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1800 Length: 18.9mm, Diameter (disc): 12.2mm, Thickness: 1.2mm, Weight: 2.25gms
Created on: Wednesday 27th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Faldingworth', 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: NMS-BC6172
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete lead cloth seal. Part of both discs survive, together with the connecting strip. Disc 1 is stamped with a crown over a double rose; the stamp on Disc 2 is now illegible, but may once have been a series of initials. The fragment measures 16mm from top to bottom and 17.5mm from side to side, is 2mm thick and weighs 3.21g. It is probably a 17th-century alnage seal.
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd December 2019
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Record ID: NMS-BC214B
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete four-disc lead cloth seal. Disc 1, with the rivet on the reverse, is stamped with the number 59 in relief. Disc 2 has relief letters stamped on it, some of which are illegible. The visible letters read SVF / -OLK / - E * Disc 3 is stamped with the royal arms of the house of Stuart with CR above, all within a beaded circle, probably for Charles I but possibly for Charles II. Disc 4 is just a flat ring, and has no surviving stamp. Discs 1 and 3 are both 17.5mm in diameter, and the cloth seal weighs 9.39g. The royal initials date it to 1625-1649 or 1660-1685. Other four-pa…
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd December 2019
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Record ID: NMS-BBB237
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete post-medieval lead cloth seal. The discs are 22mm in diameter and the connecting strip is 3mm wide; it weighs 9.70g. Disc 2 is stamped with what may be a merchant's mark. It resembles an orb with a cross on top, but the 'orb' appears to be drop-shaped and has a central horizontal line with perhaps the letter R above and some indistinct markings below. This is set within a beaded circle, with perhaps part of an inscription around at the lower left-hand side. No stamp survives on Disc 1. It probably dates to the 16th or 17th century.
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd December 2019
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Record ID: NMS-BB6D03
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early 17th-century lead cloth seal. Disc 1 survives, apparently complete at 15mm diameter, with the flattened remains of the rivet on the reverse. The stamp on the front appears to have been much larger than the seal, so only the central part of the design survives. This shows a building with ashlar blocks outlined and a round arch or gateway; there is a plinth or steps across the base of building and arch. There also appears to be something within the arch, with a pair of oblique lines diverging and running across the steps, then a vertical line from where they join upwards. The top …
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd December 2019
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Record ID: WMID-BB30F7
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete lead cloth seal probably dating around the late Medieval to Post Medieval period (c. AD 1400 - 1800). The cloth seal is sub-circular in plan with a broken suspension loop which is rectangular in plan. The seal consists of two discs, one perforated to receive the integral rivet on the reverse of the other. The perforated disc has folded back on itself on one edge where it has broken away from the central rivet, the other edge of this disc has broken away completely around the line of the rivet. This damage probably occurred in the ploughsoil. There is decoratio…
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-7C6F35
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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,…
Created on: Friday 22nd November 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-6AB73B
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead bag or cloth seal of post medieval date (c. AD 1600 - 1700), consisting of conjoined discs with impressed designs on both sides. Both sides are coated with a layer of lead corrosion products. The design is of two five pointed stars flanking what appears to be a dagger: on both sides the central area of the disc is blurred. The other side has a curved line possibly representing the tail of a beast. The dagger and stars are probable derived from the arms of the city of Harlem. Diameter 19 mm, thickness 4.5 mm and weight 7.9 g.
Created on: Thursday 21st November 2019
Last updated: Friday 10th March 2023
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Record ID: NMS-576CCF
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Disc 1 of a post-medieval lead two-part cloth seal, circular, diameter c.20mm. No device. Mid 16th - early 18th century.
Created on: Wednesday 20th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 20th November 2019
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Record ID: GLO-54D452
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy alnage seal dating to 1675. One side has the letters S.L which are surrounded by * SOMERSET which is in turn surrounded by a boarder of annulets, on the other side is a harp with a double pellet/annular/pellet on the three sides of the instrument, this is surrounded by a ropework and then annular boarder.
Created on: Wednesday 20th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2019
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Record ID: DOR-5498F7
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The front face of an incomplete lead cloth seal of Post-Medieval date. The alnage seal would have originally comprised two or four sub-circular discs and a folded connecting strip. The remaining disc bears a relief-stamped shield the arms of London (a shield bearing a cross with sword in the first quadrant). The inscription reads [ --] AIIS LONDON Dimensions: 17.73 mm x 1.00 mm Weight: 1.39 g Date: Post Medieval - c. 1620 - 1800 Similar cloth seals are recorded in Egan, G, 1994, Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum, Figure 20, no. 65. Geoff Egan notes t…
Created on: Wednesday 20th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 7th January 2020
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Record ID: DOR-53F22D
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead cloth seal of Post-Medieval date. This is a one-part, single disc seal that is sub-circular in shape and decorated on both faces. A small oval shaped indentation at one end and projection at the opposing end suggest it may have either had a small suspension loop or a hole through the middle into which a string or wire was inserted to secure the seal to the cloth. The upper face is decorated with a square shield bearing a lion rampant and surmounted by a crown, all within an inner circle of pellets. The reverse face carries the inscription R&A 201, presumably a maker's or owner'…
Created on: Wednesday 20th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-029A7D
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead Augsburg cloth seal. Dates to between c1500 and c1650 AD. The centre piece is decorated on both faces. One face has a raised capital 'A' with a chevron bar and three annulets and on the other side is the middle part of a raised pinecone design. The diameter is 17mm and the weight is 3.76g. The outer piece is only decorated on one side and that is with the outer part of the raised pinecone design. The length is 31mm, width 19mm, and the weight is 3.60g. The width of joining strip is 5mm. The total weight is 7.36g. Similar examples on the database include …
Created on: Saturday 16th November 2019
Last updated: Saturday 7th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Stainton with Adgarley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-EA84FB
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval lead cloth seal, large letter A (for mixed linen-warp and cotton weft fabrics from Augsberg, Germany) // damaged pine cone on rivet only. Cf. Egan (1994) nos.308-10. Diam. 19mm. 4mm thick. 16th/early 17th century.
Created on: Friday 15th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 15th November 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D67FEE
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy bag seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1750 - 1900. The seal is roughly tear drop shaped with a rectangular cross section. The front is decorated with a stamped design of the crowned Dutch shield bearing the rampant lion of Holland framed within a border of raised pellets. The reverse is stamped with "R&A" which stands for Regten en Accynsen (Customs and Excise) over the control number "[4]45". The seal is 16.80mm long, 12.87mm wide, 4.41mm thick and weighs 8.6g.
Created on: Thursday 14th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 29th April 2020
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Record ID: NLM-AD387B
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal. A pair of thin [0.6mm] discs linked by a narrow strip and clamped together, bearing motifs on either side. One bears a shield of Arms of England, France Scotland and Ireland; the other shows a lion and unicorn or two unicorns confronted under an arched crown within a grained circle. Probably an alnage seal of Charles II (1660-1685). Diameter: 16.2mm, Thickness (overall as found): 2.4mm, Weight: 2.88gms
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-AB2A93
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead cloth possibly dating to 17th - 18th century. The seal is oval in plan and the tag is missing. One side of the disc has a stamp depicting a crown above a shielded harp. Beside the shield on the left side there is a stamped number '3'. The motif is surrounded by a beaded border. The reverse is plain and undecorated. The cloth seal is 17.2mm in length, 14.9mm in width, 1.1mm in thickness, and weighs 1.40g. This is possibly one disc from a four part alnage seal bearing a crowned harp with the figure 3 to the left and possibly 1/2 to the right representing the t…
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th November 2019
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Record ID: NLM-A78064
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible cloth seal fragment. A cast disc with a small flaps of lead projecting from its back; patinated. The letters H C are stamped into the outer side of the disc, in modern capital style. Suggested date. Post-Medieval, 1700-1800 Diameter: 22.1mm, Thickness: 0.9mm, Weight: 5.49gms
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-A77757
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal. A pair of cast discs of maximum thickness 2mm linked by a thin strip, folded and pressed together with lugs passing from one disc to be splayed against the surface of the other. Patinated. The imprinted lines of a coarsely woven textile appear, but no other notation was seen. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1750 Length: 23.3mm, Width/Diameter: 18.0mm, Thickness (overall as found): 3.3mm, Weight: 7.47gms
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-954E5A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy clothworker's personal seal with a privy mark of R H / XX on one side. The reverse is blank. Circa late 17th-18th century.
Created on: Monday 11th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th November 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-6A2A37
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead two-disc cloth seal dating to the 18th or early 19th 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 rove disc is stamped with a privy mark across the flattened rivet comprising a rope border with unclear central motif, probably initials reading F R with ornate scrolling. The reverse is counter marked with unclear incised marks. The object measures 33.4mm diameter, 2.9mm thick and weighs 12.61 grams. Similar examples wit…
Created on: Saturday 9th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 13th June 2023
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Record ID: BH-2DE365
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval lead alloy two-disc cloth seal dating AD 1500-1650. The seal consists of the two discs connected by a rectangular tab that is broken at its apex. One of the discs has an integral rivet extending though to the reverse of the other and features moulded characters in relief in two rows. The upper row reads '16[...]'. The lower row is indiscernable. The face of the other disc is undecorated. The seal is buff off-white in colour and measures 20mm long, 14.9mm diameter, 4.1mm thick and weighs 5.13 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 6th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2019
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Record ID: BH-2A5550
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast Post Medieval silk seal dating 1674. The seal comprises the partial remains of the two discs conjoined by a single tab. Both faces are decorated in relief; one depicting the French arms: three fleur-de-lis arranged within a single lined square with the date '1674' to its right, all within an oval beaded border; the other a similar square beaded border containing a shield bearing three fleur-de-lis in a row above a lion passant - the arms of the City of Lyon.The seal has an off-white patina and measures 13.1mm diameter, 2.8mm thick and weighs 3.05 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 6th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 11th August 2021
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Record ID: BERK-1A59E4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two disc rivet type lead cloth seal post Medieval to modern lead cloth seal dating to c. 18th-19th century. The two circular discs are joined by a connecting tab, and the hole in one disc is filled with the integral flattened rivet from the other. One disc of the seal has a relief design of possibly of the letters 'H N.' The other disc has a stamped number '3.' Similar types of cloth seals can be found in Egan 1994, page 80, no 210 where Egan states that incuse numbers are generally found on two-disc seal of eighteenth-/nineteenth century date, post-alnage. 23.4mm in length, 2…
Created on: Tuesday 5th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2019
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Record ID: BERK-1A55A4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two disc rivet type lead cloth seal post Medieval lead cloth seal possibly dating to c. 1500-1800. The two circular discs are joined by a connecting tab. One disc is has a relief design possibly of the letter 'M' but this is unclear. This may be a privy mark and similar to those types of cloth seals found in Egan 1994 on pages 182-183. The reverse is undecorated but is folded on one edge. It is 29.4mm in length, 23.1mm in width, 4.6mm thick, and weighs 10.36g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2019
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Record ID: BERK-1A3AFB
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post Medieval lead cloth seal dating to 1702-1714. The seal is circular in form with a joining rectangular fold. Both sides are decorated with a relief design surrounded by a border of short raised transverse lines. Side one has a lys between I[.]. Side two bears the head of Queen Anne facing left with the legend MAG BRI [FR ET HIB] around. The cloth seal is 17.9mm in length, 13.8mm in width, 2.5mm thick, and weighs 2.81g. Contemporary cloth seals can be found in Egan 1994 (65; nos. 146-148). As Egan (1994, 60) states, the relief designs on these alnage seals are characterised…
Created on: Tuesday 5th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-0248BB
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A four disc lead cloth seal of post-Medieval date, about AD 1530 - 1649, probably AD 1560 - 1569. The four discs are cast in a line, folded in half and attached by an integral rivet on one end disc passing through a hole in the other end disc. The design on the rivet disc is unintelligable. The next disc shows the arms of England (a quartered shield of fleurs and lions). The next disc has the arms of the Clothmaker's Company of London (granted in 1530 accoding to NMS-CD64A6), which are: Sable, a chevron ermine, in chief, two crabbets, argent, in beizel or bezeal, or. In non-heraldic t…
Created on: Monday 4th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Record ID: BH-001646
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead Post Medieval cloth seal dating from the seventeenth to eighteenth centuries. The cloth seal comprises two flat sub-oval discs with a connecting strip. One surface bears the relief-stamped characters '69' beneath four other illegible characters - possibly another date - in a line. The opposite surface is illegible. The cloth seal measures 34.6mm long, 26.1mm wide, 3.8mm thick and weighs 14.11 grams.
Created on: Monday 4th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 12th February 2020
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Record ID: SUR-C50204
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy two-part cloth seal. One side is stamped with arms comprising a cross, with a chief of three fleur-de-lis. The reverse has some faint and uninteligible scratched letters or numbers.
Created on: Friday 1st November 2019
Last updated: Monday 4th November 2019
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Record ID: SUR-C077CF
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy fragment, possibly from a post Medieval cloth searcher's seal. One side has two rows of lettering, [...]W∙NOH[...]//[...]A∙TOWN[...]. The other side is blank. Circa 18th century.
Created on: Friday 1st November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
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Record ID: DOR-992868
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead cloth seal dating to c.1500-1650. It is circular in plan. This two-part seal is of the type used on bales of fustian originating from the Bavarian city of Augsburg. One face bears a capital A with a chevron bar. The opposing face bears unclear traces of a pinecone design. Reference: 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. They are thought to be from mixed linen warp and cotton weft fabric which this city was famed …
Created on: Wednesday 30th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2019
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Record ID: WAW-6E2471
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cloth seal: The lead cloth seal is composed of a sub-circular disc, which has an integral flattened stud on the reverse. On one edge there is a fragment of a ribbon which would have originally lead to the second disc, which is missing. The outer surface of the disc has a prominent 'A' with an annulet below the cross bar, with an annulet either side and above the A. The surface of the seal is oxidised forming a cream coloured surface. It measures 23.78mm long, 18.90mm wide and 3.52mm thick. It weighs 6.37g. Cloth seals were in use between the 14th and 18th centuries…
Created on: Monday 28th October 2019
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
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Record ID: NMS-303AF4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete post-medieval lead two-part cloth seal, circular, diameter c.16.5mm. Rose within beaded circle // - 17th - early 18th century.
Created on: Friday 25th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 25th October 2019
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Record ID: NMS-30160C
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete post-medieval lead two-part cloth seal, circular, diameter c.18mm. Arms of Norwich // ]DO / ]RO Late 16th - early 18th century.
Created on: Friday 25th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 25th October 2019
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Record ID: NMS-2FC941
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval lead two-part cloth seal, circular, diameter 18.5mm. ?D / W within small circle, illegible legend ]D[ around // arms of Norwich. Similar to NMS-2F7DB2. Late 16th - early 18th century.
Created on: Friday 25th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 25th October 2019
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Record ID: NMS-2F7DB2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval lead two-part cloth seal, circular, diameter 18mm. D / W within small circle, largely illegible legend ]DO[ around // arms of Norwich. Similar to NMS-2FC941. Late 16th - early 18th century.
Created on: Friday 25th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 25th October 2019
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Record ID: NMS-2E76FC
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete disc a of post-medieval lead cloth seal. Numerals L above XXII. The stub of the tab connecting the this disc to its counterpart is to the right of this numeral. The opposite edge is rather mangled. Later 16th-17th century. Height: 22.3mm. Width: 23.1mm. Thickness: 2.3mm. Weight: 5.2g
Created on: Friday 25th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2019
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Record ID: NMS-192F1C
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval two-part lead cloth seal, diameter 19mm. WOR / STED / REFOR / MED (first two letters of last line ligatured) // 29 above an annulet. Cf. Egan 1994, nos. 87-8. Second half 17th century.
Created on: Thursday 24th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 24th October 2019
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Record ID: NMS-0B1D5E
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete Post Medieval lead alloy four-disc cloth alnage seal. The non-rivet discs are both impressed; one side has a shield with a bend between three birds, the other has the date 1667 surmounted by the letters [AY]. The surviving letters indicate the seal is for Kersey cloth, a coarse woollen material of the period. Cf. NMS-74BAF5 and NMS-F18241.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th November 2019
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Record ID: NMS-F5FD82
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post Medieval four-disc lead alloy cloth alnage seal. Folded half missing from the tab hinge, but a circular disc and integral rivet loop survive. Impressed on the disc is a crowned fleur de lis set within a double circle, the outermost of which is beaded. Circa late 16th-17th C.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th November 2019
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Record ID: SUR-6E095A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment comprising part of a two-lobe post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal of Portuguese origin. One side has a design featuring an armillary sphere. The reverse has imprint of textile, from a ribbon to tie it in place, or from the goods themselves. This missing half likely carried the arms of Portugal. Circa mid 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 16th October 2019
Last updated: Monday 21st October 2019
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Record ID: NMS-5E1FA1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval lead two-part cloth seal, crowned portcullis within illegible inscription. Diam.22mm. 16th - 17th century.
Created on: Tuesday 15th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 15th October 2019
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Record ID: DEV-C9AC15
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval lead-alloy cloth seal of William III (AD 1689-1702) of late 17th-century date. It is the inner two discs from a four-disc alnage/subsidy seal the outer discs with rivet and piercing being missing to an old break. The inners discs are both oval in plan and have a connecting tab running between them which has been folded so that one disc is above the other. The remains of a second connecting tab projects 3.3mm from one of these discs while the location for another on the second disc is marked by an old break. The disc without projecting tab has the stam…
Created on: Tuesday 8th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malborough CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-B34538
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two disc rivet type lead cloth seal of post-Medieval or early modern date, about AD 1750 - 1850. The two discs are joined by a connecting tab, and the hole in one disc is filled with the integral flattened rivet from the other. The edge is folded over, obscuring some of the lettering. The rivet face is stamped with three lines of Roman lettering: (M)M[...] / ROW[...] / [L]EEDS. The flat reverse has very faint scratched symbols in a grid of two rectangular cells possibly reading 4 6 [...] / M H / [...]. The seal is 32.5mm in diameter and 6.9mm thick. It weighs 18.6g. Stuart Elto…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-B32867
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two disc rivet type lead cloth seal of post-Medieval or early modern date, about AD 1750 - 1850. The two discs are joined by a connecting tab, and the hole in one disc is filled with the integral flattened rivet from the other. The rivet face is stamped with the florid initials R&B. The flat reverse has very faint scratched symbols possibly reading 893 is very long, angular numerals. The seal is 30.1mm in diameter and 4.1mm thick. It weighs 19.71g. Stuart Elton lists some similar cloth seals from Leeds in Cloth Seals (2017, page 147 onwards) and notes that the scratched symbols…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-B2F5AC
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two disc rivet type lead cloth seal of post-Medieval or early modern date, about AD 1750 - 1850. The two discs are joined by a broken connecting tab, and the hole in one disc is filled with the integral flattened split pin from the other, but is not entirely flattened. The edge of one disc is folded over, obscuring any lettering, but the seal is also pitted and has little patina, and no lettering is visible. It may never have been stamped. It is 22.8mm in diameter and 6.1mm thick. It weighs 12.21g.
Created on: Monday 7th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-B2E2D4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable incomplete, lead cloth seal of post-Medieval or early modern date, about AD 1600 - 1850. It is a single disc from a four disc cloth seal. It is bent and illegible apart from a faint figure of eight in relief on one face. Part of the connecting strips survives at each end. It is 19.6mm in diameter and 1.5mm thick. It weighs 4.24g.
Created on: Monday 7th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Record ID: NMS-616E17
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval two-part circular cloth seal. Diameter 17mm. (incomplete) 39 / T P // - Late 16th - 17th century.
Created on: Thursday 3rd October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 17th December 2019
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Record ID: DENO-5E3B2E
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of six lead bag seals, found close together. Each is comprised of a double disc, folded and stamped, and bearing the device of a bell inside a 'Solomon's seal' frame on one face only. This image comprises an eight pointed star formed by the rotation of two square frames. Superimposed on the bell is the letter B and beneath the design are the words TRADE MARK. Probably modern date, c. AD 1800-1950 Diameter 20 mm, thickness 4.5 mm. Overall weight 30 g (6).
Created on: Thursday 3rd October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 16th April 2020
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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: WAW-F777D4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval lead alnage seal probably of Queen Anne (AD1702-1714). The seal consist of two discs, joined by strip and folded around to meet. One side bears the profile bust of a woman, facing left, while simplified this resembles the bust seen on coins of Anne. The other side bears a rose. This seal is similar to SOM-30BA48 the discussion of which is valid here. Length 16.2mm, Diameter 14.1mm, Thickness 2.0mm, Mass 2.74g
Created on: Saturday 28th September 2019
Last updated: Saturday 28th September 2019
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Record ID: SUR-DCF014
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy cloth or bag seal, in the form of a folded setip with lettering MNAI[...] to one side and L*13[...] to the other, both sides have strongly defined linear borders. Circa late 17th-18th century.
Created on: Friday 27th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st January 2020
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Record ID: SUR-DCDA2C
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy cloth seal, possibly a regional or county alnage seal, with a crowned and chained portcullis with a letter W to the right, within a beaded border and surrounded by an indecipherable legend (M) . S . IR(C?)[...]. The reverse is blank. Circa late 16th- early 18th century.
Created on: Friday 27th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st January 2020
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Record ID: SUR-DCAEA3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy clothworker's personal(?) seal with a monogram / privy mark of H W 4 on one side. The reverse has a number scratched into it, possibly 311. Circa late 17th-18th century.
Created on: Friday 27th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st January 2020
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Record ID: SUR-DC9F04
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy cloth seal with a circle containing large letters F S on one side. The reverse appears blank. Circa late 17th-18th century.
Created on: Friday 27th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st January 2020
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Record ID: SUR-DC9509
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy cloth seal with a circle containing large letters C * B on one side with pellets above. The reverse appears blank. Circa late 17th-18th century.
Created on: Friday 27th September 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: SUR-DC889D
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy cloth seal with a circle containing three or four letters, including an H and possibly an A on one side and stamped letters G G on the reverse. Circa 18th-19th century.
Created on: Friday 27th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st January 2020
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Record ID: SUR-DC7554
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy cloth seal with an unclear monogram on one side and a stamped characters B and 5 on the reverse. Circa 18th-19th century.
Created on: Friday 27th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st January 2020
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Record ID: SUR-DC6AF5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy cloth seal with an unclear monogram on one side and a stamped letter T on the reverse. Circa 18th-19th century.
Created on: Friday 27th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st January 2020
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Record ID: SUR-DC5CB9
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy clothworker's personal seal with an unclear monogram ([...]M[...]) on one side and two pairs of stamped letters B and M on the reverse. Circa 18th-19th century.
Created on: Friday 27th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st January 2020
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Record ID: LON-A35405
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval two part lead alloy alnage cloth seal dating from late 16th to early 17th century. The seal is circular, the obverse of the seal bears legend []NDIKIIPRO PANNIS LANIO[]. The reverse is unmarked. Dimensions: diameter: 25.33mm; weight: 3.59g References: Egan, G. 1992. Leaden Cloth Seals. Datasheet 3. Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasbeets 1-24. 1985-1998. Reprographic Unit, University of Oxford. Egan G. 1995. Lead Cloth Seals and Related items in the British Museum, British Museum Occasional Paper 93. Elton S.F. 2017. Cloth Seals: An Illustrated…
Created on: Tuesday 24th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 25th September 2019
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Record ID: NMS-0AC958
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the central part of a lead cloth seal, uniface, period of James I, on one side the upper part of the Arms of Great Britain, surmounted by a date, 16I[..], 1610-19
Created on: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 17th September 2019
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Record ID: NLM-F9DFB4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal fragment. A small disc of lead with a stamped quatrefoil floret on one side. Patinated and abraded. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1575-1700 Diameter: 16.9mm, Thickness: 1.8mm, Weight: 2.42gms
Created on: Monday 16th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-BFAC17
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unidentified lead object, possibly part of a large cloth seal of post-medieval date (c. 1550-1750AD). The object is incomplete but is sub circular in plan with a short lug to the left which may be the remnants of the connecting strip. The obverse has relief moulded decoration comprising two parallel, circumferential bands in the form of ropework, forming a border. Within this border is a floral motif comprising 6 linked quatrefoil (or 4 petalled flowers) above lettering reading [.] I I C. All above a cross buttony. The reverse is plan but there is the remains of a small lug. The o…
Created on: Friday 13th September 2019
Last updated: Friday 23rd October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tremeirchion', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-A19096
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval lead four-part Kersey cloth seal, diameter 10.5 and 13.5mm, length 29.8mm. - // shield, a bend between three martlets // CAR / SAY / 1669 // sexfoil and smaller cinquefoil.
Created on: Thursday 12th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th May 2020
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Record ID: LON-0E816B
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy Colchester Dutch community cloth seal dated AD 1571. The obverse of the seal has the date 1571 with 15 to the left and 71 to the right of an ornate shield with a larger lower crown and an upper right smaller crown. On the upper left is a privy mark incorporating A (possibly A or a pennant) H T H. The reverse of the seal has two rivets holes and is decorated with a griffin rampant, a sign commonly used by the Dutch weavers. The object has a white/grey patina of lead oxide. Dimensions: diameter: 46.93mm; weight: 40.76g Elton (2017:73) writes "The Dutch w…
Created on: Thursday 5th September 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd September 2019
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Record ID: NMS-0CACF1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval lead two-part circular cloth seal, diameter 19-20mm. Fragment of crowned portcullis on rivet only // XLV (Mid 16th - 17th century).
Created on: Thursday 5th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 5th September 2019
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Record ID: SUR-F8BEE6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy alnage seal seal dating to the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714). One side features a left-facing bust of Queen Anne with illegible legend; the other depicts a horse or unicorn rampant on a globe with a 1/2 to the left indicating the alnage subsidy of one halfpenny for the cloth.
Created on: Wednesday 4th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 4th September 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-F80E5B
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead or lead alloy seal, probably an alnage or flax bale seal. One face has been largely lost. The seal was originally decorated on both faces but is now only discernable on one face. The decoration takes the form of a crowned coat of arms containing what appears to be three lions or leopards passant moving left. This may indicate that the seal is of English origin. The style of the crowned coat of arms suggest a date between c1600 and c1800 AD. The original diameter was 17mm, thickness 4mm, and the weight is 3.94g . Alnage seals, cloth seals and bale seals were wi…
Created on: Wednesday 4th September 2019
Last updated: Saturday 30th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cambridge', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-7AD2FD
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval lead two-part cloth seal. Fragment of privy mark with 4 flanked by I and possible S on rivet // arrow head shaped fragment of possible privy mark. Diameter 18mm. 17th century.
Created on: Thursday 29th August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 29th August 2019
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Record ID: NLM-694FFC
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead probable cloth seal. A pair of small [diameter 16.5mm] discs linked by sprue and clenched together, both now with bevelled edges. One side bears a motif which appears like two figures facing each other; the other side bears a simpler motif, possibly an anchor, arrow or numeral [?4]. Patinated. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800 Length: 25mm, Width: 16.4mm., Thickness: 3.9mm, Weight: 6.18gms
Created on: Wednesday 28th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 22nd June 2020
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Record ID: IOW-566796
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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 originat…
Created on: Tuesday 27th August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 29th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-41DC26
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval lead cloth seal. Eroded edges render original shape unclear. A topmost ligature with a circular holed terminal, loops over the reverse and is held in place by a stub rivet integral with the back of the front face. Front face has partial legend SE[...]/RG [...] surmounted by roman numerals XVII/ XVI[.]I. Late 16th century-17th century.
Created on: Monday 26th August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 27th August 2019
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Record ID: LIN-EAE595
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: The City of Brighton and Hove
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast lead-alloy cloth seal. One side has FC(or G)K monogram with a single annulets at one side surrounded by a circumferiental ridge border. The reverse carries an inscription reading [...] AMS [...] within a circular groove and ridge border. Circa 18th-19th century. Diameter: 18.19 mm; Thickness: 5.84 mm ; Weight: 7.74g Cloth seals were widely used in England and wider Europe between c.AD 1200-1800 as a means of identification and as a component of regulation and quality control.
Created on: Thursday 22nd August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 31st October 2019
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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: DOR-BC69D3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead cloth seal A two part seal. One disc is solid with an integral circular rivet at the rear which pierces the rear disc The discs are joined by a narrow integral strip. There is the remnant of an inscription on the first disc. An alnage seal from London. Disc one: CIVITA[S LONDON] - Crowned shield of the Stuart arms Disc two: [---] VLL[--] Shield with a cross, a sword in the first quarter. The Arms of London. Date: Post Medieval - early 17th century Dimensions: 28.00 mm x 23.34 mm x 4.10 mm Weight: 8.45 g Similar cloth seals are recorded in Egan, G, 1994, Lead Cloth Seals a…
Created on: Tuesday 20th August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 20th August 2019
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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.

Record ID: SOM-6694E6
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 two integral flat tabs extending from the reverse of one, threading through two slots on the second and then being folded 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 appears to be plain. The tabs are integral to disc one, sub-triangular shaped and pierce disc two. Disc 2 is also circular in plan and a a near identical shape to Disc 1. It is sta…
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-6664C1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval lead cloth seal of the Norwich Weavers Company, from the late 17th century. The surviving part consists of two complete discs with an integral rivet extending from one and threading through a circular on the second before being squashed into the reverse of this second disc 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 stamped leaving the raised inscription [WOR//S]TED // [R]EFOR//MED (Worsted Reformed). The rivetis integral to disc one, is circular in plan, concial…
Created on: Friday 16th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 16th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitelackington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-3E4F99
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal. A pair of thin [maximum thickness 1.1mm] discs linked by a strip and folded together, bearing fragmentary traces of a portcullis motif on one side. This may suggest the object to be an alnage seal, possibly issued in the reign of Queen Anne (1707-1714) or George I (1714-1727) (Egan 1994, Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum, British Museum Occasional Paper 93, Dept. of Medieval and Later Antiquities, London, fig. 27 no. 151; fig. 28 nos 180 and 186). Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1707-1727 Length (as found): 24.5mm, Width: 14.8mm, Thickness (ov…
Created on: Wednesday 14th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 14th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-C1D6BC
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval lead cloth alnage seal, probably dating to c. 1525-1610 but possibly as late as 1724 (see below). It comprises discs 1 and 2 of a two-part seal together. The connecting strip between these has been entirely lost. Disc-1 is stamped with a depiction of a crowned portcullis with the letter E at the top left corner of the portcullis and the letter R at the top right. This design is surrounded by a raised circular border that meets the crown. There is an inscription running around the outside of this border but this is illegible barring a single letter M due to loss on t…
Created on: Thursday 8th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 19th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Grafton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C05877
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two inner discs from an incomplete four-part lead cloth seal dating from the 17th century to the early 18th century, possibly to William III (AD 1689-1702). The discs have broken connecting strips each side, one of which would have been bent in half to place them back to back, the other would have led to another two disks joined by a rivet. One disk is now completely plain, with no indication whether it was originally so. The other disk is considerably smaller, possibly through manufacturing error or old damage. This disc is imprinted with a double border, the inner plain line and out…
Created on: Thursday 8th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 19th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Crewkerne CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-AD0782
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete two disc lead cloth seal (probably), which is post-medieval in date.The disc is sub-circular in plan and has a folded connecting strip to attach it to the reverse. This strip is rectangular if unfolded, and sub-rectangular in profile. One piece has a stamping of a 'privy' or 'merchants' mark which mainly consists of a large 'V' shape, which possibly continues off the piece into a 'W' or 'M'. On the reverse of the parallel disc is a lightly scratched 'X' The object measures 19.6mm long, 13.6mm wide and 3.5mm thick. The weight is 4.20g. The seal has a cream-grey coloured…
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 18th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wanstrow CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-ABDB52
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete two disc lead cloth seal dated from the reign of William III, making it post-medieval. The disc is circular in plan and joined to a reverse tab, by a folded connecting strip (which makes up part of the reverse tab). This is rectangular if unfolded, and trapezeoid in profile. There is the start of a connection to another piece opposite the tab, but this piece has been broken off. The disc bears a relief-stamped crown, with the initials 'WR' stamped below. Because cloth seals were discontinued by the reign of William IV, it is likely that the seal is of William III. T…
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 18th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wanstrow CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-AB5113
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete two disc lead cloth seal dated from the reign of James I (1603-1625), making it post-medieval. The two discs are circular in plan and joined at an end by a folded connecting strip. which would be rectangular in plan if unfolded, and rectangular in profile. On one side of the seal, the disc adjacent to the connecting strip bears a relief-stamped crowned royal shield as employed from the reign of James I (1603-1625) to James II (1685-1688), indicating that the seal is probably an alnage seal. The stamp however, is missing the quartering on the top right and bottom left opp…
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 18th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wanstrow CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-AB03A2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete four disc lead cloth seal dated from the reign of James I (1603-1625), making it post-medieval. The discs are circular in plan and joined at an end by a folded connecting strip. On one side of the seal, the disc adjacent to the connecting strip bears a relief-stamped crowned royal shield as employed from the reign of James I (1603-1625) to James II (1685-1688), indicating that the seal is probably an alnage seal. The stamp however, is missing the quartering on the top right and bottom left opposing panels, yet the harps and the 'I / R' initialling to the left and right stil…
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 18th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wanstrow CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-AAEBF0
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post medieval cast lead Russian cloth seal, for hemp or flax, dating to the 18th to 19th century. The seal consists of two joined discs, one showing the arms of Russia, a double headed eagle, with an inscription in Cyrillic above; the other is plain. The original inscription would have read Санкт-Петербург (Saint Peterburg) to indicate the port of origin but unfortunately only the letters бург are now visible. As SUR-D58F17 reminds us, seals bearing the state arms of Russia, a double-headed eagle usually holding an orb and scepter which is stradd…
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 6th April 2020
Spatial data recorded.