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Record ID: YORYM-319207
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal of the medieval period. One face of the object has an inscription: I:B/VCSC/C. This seems to be encircled by light foliage. The other face of the object is damaged, but shows two, possibly three towers.
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 10th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-7B0651
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal for woolen cloth from London. The obverse of this incomplete seal shows a shield with the arms of England, E/R to the sides. Some of the inscription is visible: [...]VLI[...]E'LON[...]. The reverse shows an ornate shield with a sword in the first quarter; this depicts the arms of London. Similar seal may be found illustrated in Egan, 1994, Figure 19, number 61.
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2007
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-7B2EA1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small lead cloth seal. The object was probably a four-part seal; there are signs of a breakage on the second disc. There are two discs surviving; the first disc has the rivet that would have been fitted into the fourth disc (missing), this would have had a perforation to provide a means for attachment. The obverse of the first disc is not decorated. The second disc, and only other surviving part of this object, has an obverse design of a crown with three possible thistles emerging. Below the crown are three, possibly four letters, possibly reading FSAO. The reverse of this disc…
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2007
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-453925
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth alnage seal. The central motif is a large lis; there is a 1 or an I to the left of the lis. This is possibly the face of a two or four-part seal, dating to the post-medieval period.
Created on: Thursday 16th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brantingham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM-455881
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a James II Lead Cloth Seal circa 1688. Right facing bust bounded by beaded circle with inscription LAND OFENG.
Created on: Thursday 16th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Everingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-457382
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal. The object comprises one plain lead disc with a fragmentary disc atop it; these are attached at the centre, though part of the top disc is loose. The top disc has a central motif what appears to be a sword with a snake entwined around it. There is a low-relief pellet border around the diameter.
Created on: Thursday 16th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brantingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-78E292
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal. The face has a stamped decoration depicting (possibly) two wool combs or cutters. There is a line in the centre of the diameter of the object showing that it previously comprised two separate discs; these are now joined. The reverse is not decorated; there are the remains of the shank which connected the first disc with the second.
Created on: Monday 24th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brantingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3237F5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A four-disc lead cloth seal (the discs are joined by a strip, which has been folded, and the rivet has been pushed through the fourth disc and hammered to hold the seal in place). The second disc is stamped with the two conjoined shields of the Commonwealth, one with St George's cross, the other with the harp of Ireland, and the third disc has a shield having two shearmen's hooks over a teasel plant, with a chevron erminois - the arms of the Clothworkers' Company, who seem to have taken on a role in cloth sealing nationally in the 1650s. The seal dates to the Commonwealth period, 1650…
Created on: Tuesday 20th November 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ripon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-D45BF4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal bearing a shield of Leeds. The object is circular in plan, slightly bent, with the remains of a loop on one side. The face of the object shows a fleece suspended on a cord within a shield with a bi-concave top. The outer border of the face has beaded decoration. There are indistinguishable scratch marks on the reverse of the seal. The reverse was not photographed due to an oversight at the event at which this object was recorded.
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-D32841
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead cloth seal dating to the Medieval to Post-Medieval period. The object comprises a near-complete reverse disc with a fragmentary decorated, facing disc. There is a tag protruding from the reverse disc; this would have connected the two discs together. The obverse disc has raised decoration that is indistinguishable.
Created on: Monday 10th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-BDD0B6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead disc, probably one of the inner discs of a four-part cloth seal. The disc is flat and circular, with two sprues, one either side. One surface is decorated with a crowned bust facing forwards, similar to the busts featured on medieval coins. It is therefore possible that this seal is late medieval in date.
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2008
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-65E246
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Identification by: Jim Halliday. Part of an impressed Alnage quality control/tax lead seal from a length of cloth, showing a crowned portcullis. The other part is missing but would most likely have had the impressed portrait of Queen Anne. The back is plain and unmarked. Dates to 1702-1714.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Warthill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-434541
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
A complete lead cloth seal, formed from two circular discs, joined together with a connecting strip. The complete disc (Disc 1) is stamped with a pine-cone (emblem of Augsburg) with an anvil-shaped projection below; the pine-cone is decorated with raised pellets. There is a six-pointed star in the right field. L ? E can been seen to the top left of the disc. The perforated disc (Disc 2) is stamped with a bishop's crozier. Compare SF-261786 and NMS-848772. Perhaps 16th or 17th century.
Created on: Tuesday 12th October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stockton-on-the-Forest', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM-7FAEC6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is circular but has been damaged in antiquity obscuring its complete shape. One side is stamped with text though all that remains is SAY//1669 with three pellets below and surrounded by a beaded border. The other side is very worn and bears no sign of having been stamped. The metal is alight brownish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 12.5mm in diameter, 1.7mm thick and weighs 1.1g. The lettering on such seals usually denoted the manufacturer of the goods to which the seal was attached, the quality control officer…
Created on: Thursday 21st July 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Askham Bryan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-4A7D00
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The object is a two disc cloth seal with the two discs being pressed together. Both discs are worn and broken around the edges giving one the impression of being heart shaped. It is however probable that the seal would originally have been circular in plan. Due to the degree of wear no discernable markings remain. The metal is a mid whitish-brown colour and is worn. The seal is 30.2mm long, 26.1mm wide, 5.3mm thick and weighs 13.3g.
Created on: Monday 5th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Strensall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-12E0D1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two disc lead cloth seal (the discs are joined by a bent strip, which has been folded), and there is a further extension on one of the discs. One disc depicts the Arms of England (with a lion, fleur de lis x 2 and a harp). The other depicts a square shield with a central upwards pointed chervon. Below which there is an oak tree and above two crescents.
Created on: Friday 7th March 2008
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-1417B1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One disc from a cast lead cloth seal (the discs would have been joined by a bent strip, which has been folded and is broken). The disc is dated to 1642.
Created on: Wednesday 19th March 2008
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-71EE11
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal probably dating to between the late seventeenth and early nineteenth centuries. The seal comprises a large disk with a smaller one attached to one face. The seal is decorated on the face of the smaller disc with the moulded inital N and a pheon mark. On the reverse of the larger disk is the number 30 written in crudely incised (scored) lines. There is a slight textile imprint on one face of the larger disc, beneath the smaller one. The metal is light whitish-grey in colour. The object is slightly worn. It is similar to Egan, p.183, no. 234.
Created on: Thursday 17th April 2008
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-727005
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead cloth seal of post-restoration date. One face has the moulded decoration of a crown over a double rose, with the initials C and R to the sides - probably for Charles I. The reverse is blank. A folded strip of lead is attached which would have joined on to another circle of lead, but this has broken away. The metal is whitish grey in colour. Similar to Egan, p. 179, no. 181.
Created on: Thursday 17th April 2008
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Beal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-84ABE4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A four-disc lead cloth seal (the discs are joined by a strip, which has been folded, and the rivet has been pushed through the fourth disc and hammered to hold the seal in place). The three other discs have been stamped with extra detail. One disc depicts the Royal shield. On the other side one disc is undecorated and the final one has the letters CA[-] // SAV // 79 stamped on it.
Created on: Thursday 24th July 2008
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Yapham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-48A783
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half of a lead cloth seal. The object comprises an undecorated sub-circular disc. There is an irregularly shaped lug on the reverse, possibly the means of attachment to the other half of the seal.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-5EC926
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A four-disc lead cloth seal (the discs are joined by a strip, which is damaged, and the rivet has been pushed through the fourth disc and hammered to hold the seal in place). Two of the other discs have been stamped with extra detail. One disc depicts four lozenges, each with extra detail but the details are not clear. The other disc appears to depict a deers head.
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2010
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stillingfleet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-C9B613
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast lead cloth seal dating to the late medieval to post-medieval period. The seal consists of two circular lead discs which would have been attached to each another, via the now broken sprue. One side has moulded lettering which has been partially worn off but M E [-] O can still be seen. Both sides have raised decoration; one is unclear while the other depicts a crowned fleur-de-lis. The internal faces are undecorated. The lead surface is a light greyish-white colour.
Created on: Tuesday 14th July 2009
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Towton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM1526
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
circular, 2 flat discs joined by spur -hence length =2x diam. Bust of Charles II?/George I one face, crowned flower and 1/2 on other. Treated-waxed? Dull grey colour. Complete.
Created on: Monday 24th July 2000
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE BEDALE', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYMM157
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Scallop shaped body with tapering 'tail'. Tail bent over to meet back of body. Fixed in place with copper alloy rivet. face of main body concave in profile. Uppermost side appears to have higher quality of finish than downward facing side. Appears to have been made from sheet. sides of main body curved downwards towards rivet.
Created on: Thursday 15th October 1998
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HUMBERSIDE WILBERFOSS', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-9CEDA0
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cloth seal comprising of two conjoined circular discs. One disc depicts a fleur de lys on one side and the letters 'SE' on the other.
Created on: Thursday 2nd November 2006
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snape', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-813AA7
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Circular cloth seal with initial A, probably for Antwerp.
Created on: Wednesday 15th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 12th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ripon Rally 05', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYMB1314
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Intact lead alloy cloth seal (still closed). No decoration or device is visible.
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: YORYMB1325
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
Circular lead cloth seal. One side is decorated with a shield design dating from AD 1648 (Heraldry: sources and symbols and meanings. Brooke-Little 1997). The shield is divided into four zones by a central cross. Within the lower two zones are a series of pellets. The other side bears large initials: CR above 9K (a weight measurement?).
Created on: Tuesday 15th January 2002
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: YORYMB1158
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
reverse plain save sub rectangular lead flap foldede over from face decorated with cross hatching in high relief. Face , smaller circular disc with BY/[.]/T legible in high relief. Yellow-cream uniform oxidised surface.
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2001
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: YORYMB684
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Bifacial, casting spurs around perimeter, face 1 -swan stg, wings addorsed; face 2 crowned 'ihr' monogram.Suspensor/attachment truncated, stem protruding mid point proximal body.cream coloured, surface oxidisation- poss parallels figs 36&40 Egan possibly Guild of Dyers, London or French
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2000
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: YORYMB569
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
trace of portcullis in shallow relief one face, no other distinguishing marks, veruy oxidised, white surface, flattened attachment stem mid point reverse
Created on: Thursday 13th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: YORYMB570
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
no discernible decoration/device, textile imprint very obvious on reverse. Yellow-cream oxidised surafce.
Created on: Thursday 13th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: YORYMB309
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
cloth , textile impression on reverse, uncertain design (denuded surafecs), 2 part seal, yellow-cream coloured oxidised suraface
Created on: Monday 24th January 2000
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: YORYMB275
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
Partial (c 75% extant), convex profile, face inscribed with what appear to be scratched, crude initials (poss after seal was made) around cast L in moderate relief. Reverse-impression of weave , partial relief dessign, part of arrow and poss stars? Refer to parallel with Egan - cf fig 45, no 338
Created on: Saturday 8th January 2000
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-29B7C6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead seal, probably a post-medieval bag or cloth seal. The seal is a flat disc shape with a lug at one edge, formed by folding two discs connected by a bar together. The original markings presumed to have been on the faces are illegible.
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2005
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Well', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-47BEB1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type linked by an integral stem. Both discs are very worn and bear faint traces of decoration. One disc displays the Tudor coat of arms. The seal is 35.6mm long (including stem), 12.1mm in diameter and 1.8mm thick. Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuries and were part of a system of regulation and quality control. The rivet type of cloth seal were specifically devised for marking commercial textiles (Egan 1994, p.4) and were common fr…
Created on: Tuesday 28th May 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 28th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton On The Forest', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-7EE4B3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead cloth seal of Post-Medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type with both discs only partially in tact. The front face of one disc has moulded decoration consisting of what appears to be a fleur-de-lis. The other disc appears undecorated though this could be due to the extreme wear. The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn and broken. The seal is 25.3mm in diameter, 4.3mm thick and weighs 4.4g. This cloth seal is of probable 16th to 17th century AD date.
Created on: Monday 7th November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-F14747
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead bag seal of late post-medieval date. The seal is comprised of a single disc of metal with a small knop projecting from one edge. Both surfaces are extremely worn rendering all diagnostic detail illegible. The metal is a mid whitish-grey colour and is worn. The seal is 13.5mm in diameter, 7.4mm thick and weighs 5.5g. Lead bag and cloth seals were used between the 13th and 19th centuries as a means of identification and as a component of regulation and quality control.
Created on: Wednesday 4th December 2013
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-AAFB23
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a lead cloth seal, dating from the 16th - 17th Century. Only about 50% of the seal survives. The traders' mark is still partially visible on the front surface. It takes the form of a letter G, with a scroll below it and up the middle of the seal. Presumably a second letter would have been visible on the right, but this has broken off. The reverse seal features another letter which is not that clear, possibly an I or L. Similar seals can be seen in Egan, p181.
Created on: Friday 29th October 2010
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near York', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-E63DA1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead cloth seal of probable medieval to post-medieval date. The seal comprises two discs of lead joined together by a folded strip of lead. One disc is larger than the other and both surfaces are flat. The seal is undecorated on both sides. The larger disc has a large rivet that passes through the smaller disc and is then flattened to hold the two halves together. Due to the lack of any diagnostic features it is not possible to date this object any more closely. The metal is a dark greyish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 26.3mm long, 21.3mm wide, 3mm thick and weighs 6.4g.
Created on: Saturday 13th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Luttons', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-8FD591
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type sealed by two rivets and linked by an integral stem projecting from one edge. The upper disc is stamped with the letters O/L//H and the reverse bears the over stamped letters or monogram GL. The metal is a light whitish-brown colour and is worn. The seal is 27.5mm long (including stem), 24.2mm in diameter, 4.5mm thick and weighs 14.3g. Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuries and were part of a system of regulation and quality control. …
Created on: Wednesday 30th January 2013
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-357C71
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type sealed by a central rivet and linked by an integral stem. The upper disc is stamped with a worn design featuring a crowned shield while the reverse appears undecorated. The metal is a dark whitish-grey colour and is worn. The seal is 20.2mm long (including stem), 15.1mm in diameter, 3.2mm thick and weighs 4.3g. Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuries and were part of a system of regulation and quality control. The rivet type of cloth …
Created on: Tuesday 19th February 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-75E372
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type sealed by a central rivet and linked by an integral stem. Only one disc of the seal now remains and is stamped with the letters OP. The seal is 21.4mm in diameter, 5.3mm thick and weighs 5.6g. Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuries and were part of a system of regulation and quality control. The rivet type of cloth seal were specifically devised for marking commercial textiles (Egan 1994, p.4) and were common from the late 16th ce…
Created on: Friday 22nd February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-75F631
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type sealed by a central rivet and linked by an integral stem. The upper disc is stamped with a square which is halved diagonally and ribbed in one half. The reverse appears undecorated. The metal is a dark whitish-grey colour and is worn. The seal is 23.4mm long (including stem), 15.9mm in diameter, 4.9mm thick and weighs 10.5g. Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuries and were part of a system of regulation and quality control. The rivet …
Created on: Friday 22nd February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-8704E3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type sealed by a central rivet and linked by an integral stem. Both discs are very worn and appear to be undecorated. The metal is a mid greyish-brown colour and is worn. The seal is 20.5mm long (including stem), 15.1mm in diameter, 3.7mm thick and weighs 4.2g. Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuries and were part of a system of regulation and quality control. The rivet type of cloth seal were specifically devised for marking commercial te…
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-D524B3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead cloth seal of medieval date. The seal is square in plan and undecorated with a flat rectangular stem projecting centrally from one edge. This stem folds over the edge of the seal and is held in place by a central rivet projecting from the reverse. The metal is a light greyish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 27.9mm long, 26.3mm wide, 7.9mm thick and weighs 13.4g.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2013
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2013
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Record ID: YORYM-887F28
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the four disc alnage type joined by an integral central strip and was issued under of George I (AD 1714-1727). The two discs closest to the strip bear stamped decoration. The first depicts the right facing laureate bust of King George with a circumferential legend which reads: FIDEI DEFEN (defender of the faith) all within a raised circular border. The disc to the reverse of this bears a crowned thistle also within a raised circular border. There is a 1 to the left of the crown and 1/2 to the right - indicating the duty …
Created on: Monday 10th August 2015
Last updated: Thursday 27th August 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-A32823
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval two part lead alloy cloth seal (AD1400-1900). Cloth seals are cast in one piece, and consist of two discs with a connecting strip. One of the discs has a rivet, and when the strip is folded over this rivet is placed through a corresponding hole on the other disc. The rivet is then bent over and flattened and the seal stamped with one, or between two, dies (matrices) (Egan 1994, p.4). One the back of the disc with the rivet are markings which do not parallel examples in Egan 1994. These were therefore most likely a later addition on the plain disc face. The inscri…
Created on: Friday 23rd October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-C5ACB3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably complete though worn lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type joined by an integral central strip. Both faces are stamped with Roman numerals though due to the wear and damage on the object they cannot be completely understood. All that remains of the numerals on one side is: L//[?]XVI[----]. The other side reads: [?]XXX[?]. The metal has a light brown patina. The seal is 30.9mm long, 27.3mm in diameter, 6.2mm thick and weighs 10.4g. Lead cloth and bale seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the …
Created on: Monday 30th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 14th December 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-0C7954
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type joined by an integral central strip and sealed by compressing a central rivet. The front of the seal bears the raised design of the letter "A" flanked on four sides by annulets all within a circumferential border. The reverse depicts a pinecone or thistle device. The 'A' and pinecone design indicates the seal will have originated in Augsburg, Germany as the pinecone is the heradlic badge of the city. It is suggested that such seals were attached to fustians, a variety of heavy cloth woven from cotton…
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-98FE96
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type joined by an integral central strip and sealed by compressing a central rivet. The front of the seal bears a raised, left facing bust though it cannot be determined if this is a male or female bust. The reverse also appears to bear a design though the advance nature of the wear makes this impossible to determine. The metal is a dark brown colour. The seal is 14.6mm long, 11.3mm wide, 3.7mm thick and weighs 2.4g. Lead cloth and bale seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between…
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-C41BB8
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type linked by an integral stem. Only one disc and the stem now remain and the upper surface of the surviving stem is decorated with a stamped design featuring a rooster or chicken facing left with the number 5 below. The seal is 20.5mm long (including stem), 13.7mm in diameter and 1.2mm thick. Lead cloth and bale seals were used between the 13th and 19th centuries as a means of identification and as a component of regulation and quality control. Unlike bale seals cloth seals typically comprise tw…
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2013
Last updated: Thursday 27th June 2013
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Record ID: YORYM-0013B3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval complete cast lead bag cloth seal. The seal is of the two disc type linked by an integral stem. The reverse disc is worn but the obverse disc bears traces of decoration- 'Gst 59.' Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuries and were part of a system of regulation and quality control. The rivet type of cloth seal were specifically devised for marking commercial textiles (Egan 1994, p.4) and were common from the late 16th century onwards.
Created on: Friday 12th July 2013
Last updated: Friday 12th July 2013
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Record ID: YORYM-B6D363
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type linked by an integral stem. Both discs are very worn though one bears the crowned monogram GW. The metal is a mid greyish-brown colour and is worn. The seal is 17mm long (including stem), 11.8mm in diameter, 3.2mm thick and weighs 2.1g. Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuries and were part of a system of regulation and quality control.
Created on: Wednesday 14th August 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd September 2013
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Record ID: YORYM-989186
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type though only one disc now remains. The upper surface of the surviving disc is decorated with a relief square topped Royal shield. The letter or numeral "X" is present to the right of the shield however no further text survives which may have referred to the type of cloth or its provenance. These decorative elements are framed within a beaded border. The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 11.3mm in diameter, 1.7mm thick and weighs 1.1g. Numerous examples of cloth seals be…
Created on: Monday 30th September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 10th October 2013
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Record ID: YORYM-992568
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type joined by an integral central strip. Both visible surfaces of the seal are decorated with now indistinct designs. The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 10.6mm in diameter, 3.4mm thick and weighs 1.8g. Lead cloth and bale seals were used between the 13th and 19th centuries as a means of identification and as a component of regulation and quality control. Unlike bale seals cloth seals typically comprise two disc joined by a connecting strip which were folded around each si…
Created on: Monday 30th September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 10th October 2013
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Record ID: YORYM-01BFFA
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type joined by an integral central strip and sealed by compressing a central rivet. The upper surface of the seal is stamped with the letters IW//.M. while the reverse appears undecorated. The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 21.4mm long with integral strip, 15.6mm in diameter, 3.1mm thick and weighs 3.9g. 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 of regulation and qual…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 25th June 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-02250C
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type joined by an integral central strip (now missing) and sealed by compressing a central rivet. The upper surface of the seal is stamped with the image of a crowned rose and the reverse bears the Roman numerals XXV(upside down)II. The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 18.5mm in diameter, 2.7mm thick and weighs 3.1g. Crowned rose devises such as this frequently bear the initials of the ruling monarch at their time of issue to either side. While traces of initials to the r…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 25th June 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-8C6EF4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the four disc type joined by an integral central strip. Both upper discs are stamped with text though one is now illegible and all that can be determined on the second are the letters [--]//DRA[-]//B[-]. The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 28.1mm long, 12.9mm wide, 4.9mm thick and weighs 7.6g. Lead cloth and bale seals were used between the 13th and 19th centuries as a means of identification and as a component of regulation and quality control. It is likely that the text refers to t…
Created on: Monday 11th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 21st August 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-A60EA5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Identification supplied by Jim Halliday. A four-disc lead cloth seal (the discs are joined by a strip, which has been folded, and the rivet has been pushed through the fourth disc and hammered to hold the seal in place). The three other discs have been stamped with extra detail. One disc depicts the Arms of England and the other diagonal lines. The disc next to the rivetted disc reads: [--]W // DRAPE // RIE // 73 in four lines.
Created on: Thursday 20th December 2007
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pocklington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-A61326
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead bag seal or cloth seal. The seal comprises a two discs of lead, joined together by a folded strip of lead. One disc is decorated with a crude shield, the other features the letters RA, with a tree in between them. The lead has gone a light whitish-grey colour. The seal is likely to date from 1650 - 1850.
Created on: Thursday 20th December 2007
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pocklington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-E40E97
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A four-disc lead cloth seal (the discs are joined by a strip, which has been folded, and the rivet has been pushed through the fourth disc and hammered to hold the seal in place). The three other discs have been stamped with extra detail. One disc depicts the Irish harp and the other the Scottish thistle. The fourth disc has become worn so the detail is not clear.
Created on: Friday 4th January 2008
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ripon Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-E41650
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A four-disc lead cloth seal (the discs are joined by a strip, which has been folded, and the rivet has been pushed through the fourth disc and hammered to hold the seal in place). The three other discs have been stamped with extra detail. One disc depicts the Tudor rose and the other the cross-hatched diagonally incised lines. The fourth disc depiects the letters W // -Y
Created on: Friday 4th January 2008
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ripon Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-E58044
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead cloth seal. The seal comprises a two discs of lead, joined together by a folded strip of lead. Both discs are undecorated. The lead has gone a light whitish-grey colour. The seal is likely to date from 1650 - 1850.
Created on: Friday 4th January 2008
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton-on-Derwent', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-E588E5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead cloth seal. The seal comprises a two discs of lead, joined together by a folded strip of lead. One disc is the larger, main disc; the other has been pushed through it rather like a rivet with a flat head on both surfaces. One side has been stamped with three stars (or similar). The other has been stamped with (what looks like) CEUM . The lead has gone a light whitish-grey colour. The seal is likely to date from 1650 - 1850.
Created on: Friday 4th January 2008
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton-on-Derwent', grid reference and parish protected.

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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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-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-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-766602
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is sub-rectangular with a narrow section and is stamped on one surface with the Roman numerals XLV: (45). The reverse appears blank. A similar cloth seal is illustrated in Egan (1994) p.174, fig.23, no.95 and is described as a Dutch community tubular seal from Norwich. The numerals on such examples relate to the length of the cloth in yards while the other side is likely to have born the stamped name of Norwich. The cloth seal is 24.9mm long, 18.4mm wide, 2.6mm thick and weighs 8g. A similar cloth seal has al…
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th February 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-8A0FA1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. Only one disc of the seal remains and is circular in plan and is flat. The upper surface is decorated with a relief design consisting of a left facing bird, possibly and eagle, with wings stretched backward. From the reverse a casting flash can be seen at the centre of which is an irregular patch of lead which probably represents the remains of the central rivet by which the disc would have been attached to the cloth. The metal is a light greyish-white colour and is worn. The cloth seal is 14.6mm in diameter, 3.3mm thick and w…
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th December 2012
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Record ID: YORYM-5BF18D
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead two part cloth seal dating to the period c. AD 1500-1900. The seal comprises two circular discs, one of which has a circular rivet which has been pushed through the hole of the second disc.The rivet has a monogram comprising the letters TS. The T is placed centrally with the S entwining the stem and bar. The edges of the seal are worn, and it exhibits some cracks. A worn projection at 3 o clock may be the remains of a strip which joined the two discs together. The reverse is undecorated. A cream patina is on the surface. The seal measures 20.85mm in diameter,…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-F10139
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and damaged rivet type cloth seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1750 – 1850. The seal comprises two circular discs, one with a perforation at the centre, which are now separated. Originally the two would have been joined by compressing the rivet from one disc through the perforation on the second, thus leaving an impression of text. The only text which can now be sufficiently determined is on the central flattened rivet which reads: LEEDS. The reverse is flat and has scratched numerals which appear to read: 4 / x5 / 8 around the edges. The metal has …
Created on: Tuesday 21st April 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-AE550B
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of Post-Medieval date, AD 1673. The seal is of the four disc alnage type joined by an integral central strip. The two discs closest to the strip bear stamped decoration. The first bears the shield of England; the second has four lines of text which read: DO[-]//[-]BLE//BAYES//1673. The remaining two discs appear undecorated. The metal is a light brown/white patina and is worn. The seal is 30.3mm long, 14.9mm wide, 3.4mm thick and weighs 7g. Alnage seals were used from the 16th to 18th centuries to show that the necessary taxes on goods h…
Created on: Thursday 30th April 2020
Last updated: Thursday 30th April 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-3E5912
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 1500 – 1700. The seal is circular with broken and worn edges and the remains of a sprue or attachment strip projecting to one edge. One surface has a raised central pellets with three concentric rings around it. The reverse bears faint traces of lettering, possibly numerals, likely to have related to the contents of the package it sealed. These letters cannot be determined with confidence. The metal has a light brown patina and is worn. The seal is 23.7mm long, 21.9mm wide, 2.8mm thick and weighs 5.7g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th May 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-637CBE
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete possible lead cloth seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 – 1700. The seal is sub-circular with broken and worn edges. One surface has a raised central pellet with two concentric rings around it. The reverse has a prominent irregular ridge. The metal has a light brown patina and is worn. The object is 18.3mm long, 15.6mm wide, 6.9mm thick and weighs 3.7g.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd June 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-1684C3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy cloth seal dating to the late Medieval to Post-Medieval period (c. AD 1500-1700). It is annular, the front face bearing a smaller disc than the one behind. The edge of the front disc is surrounded by a beaded border and encompasses an armorial shield depicting a hanging sheep. The hanging sheep is part of the coat of arms of the City of Leeds. The reverse disc is plain, but inscribed in two field with characters that are probably all numeric. A proposed reading of the numerals is '104 / 5514' with the two igures divided by a lateral incision. Similar examples…
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 3rd June 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-27CB52
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, lead, probable cloth seal of Post-Medieval date (c.1500-1700). It is an annular disc with an irregularly exterior edge. The obverse depicts a central. short-arm cross with globular terminals. The reverse depicts an unclear, stamped decoration with lobed terminals. The lead is pale cream in colour, darkened to grey at one abraded edge. Diameter: 17.5mm, thickness: 1.7mm, weight: 3.0g
Created on: Monday 20th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 12th June 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-98FB6B
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy cloth seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1700. The object is one half of a two disc seal. It comprises a circular disc with an integral rivet to the reverse. The upper surface of the disc is stamped with two lines of Roman numerals reading: XVII[-]//XVIII[-]. The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn. The seal is 19.6mm in diameter, 4.9mm thick and weighs 3.1g. Similar seals are discussed in Egan (1995) p.59. This was likely a cloth seal used by a weaver, dyer or searcher. The use of Roman numerals to denote length or weight of materials is kn…
Created on: Thursday 25th July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 8th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-925AD7
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type joined by an integral rectangular strip. The upper disc is stamped with the letters "FN&J" in an elaborate Edwardian style script. The reverse has incised lines and "Z" which appear to have been added at a later date. The space between the two discs retains the material it was fastened to, possibly leather. The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 41.3mm long with strip, 31.5mm in diameter, 4.8mm thick and weighs 19.6g. Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for comm…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 1st May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beverley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-92C746
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type sealed by a central rivet. The upper disc is stamped with the central letters "LEEDS" surrounded by a large illegible legend reading [-----------]SHEEP[---]. The reverse is undecorated. The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 29.1mm in diameter, 4mm thick and weighs 12.7g. Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuries and were part of a system of regulation and quality control. The rivet type were specifically de…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 1st May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beverley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-142773
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type sealed by a central rivet and linked by an integral stem. The upper disc is stamped with a cross hatched design, possibly representing a gate or portcullis, though the degree of wear makes this difficult to determine with any degree of certainty. The reverse is undecorated. The metal is a mid brownish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 25.8mm long (including stem), 17.8mm in diameter, 3.5mm thick and weighs 4.9g. Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th an…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-5E9658
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type sealed by a central rivet and linked by an integral stem. Most of the back disc is missing. The upper disc is stamped with a crowned royal shield within a beaded border and surrounding legend which can no longer be determined. The reverse is undecorated. The metal is a mid whitish-brown colour and is worn. The seal is 30.3mm long (including stem), 25.5mm in diameter, 3.1mm thick and weighs 8.1g. Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuri…
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Well', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-7DC4F5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is one remaining disc of a probable four disc type. It is flat and circular in form and is decorated on one face with the arms of Stuart Britain within a beaded border. The opposite side of the disc is flat and undecorated. The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 21.4mm in diameter and weighs 3.3g. The arms indicate a date range for the current example in the 17th century AD, c.1603-1707 AD.
Created on: Thursday 16th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th January 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-920BE5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the four disc type joined by an integral central strip. One of the discs is stamped with the numerals "XXXX//W". The disc on the opposite side is stamped with "[-]LVX//[-]" and the disc next to this reads "[--]6[-]//[--]OR[--]//[--]6[--]". The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 40.3mm long, 20.6mm wide, 5.2mm thick and weighs 18g. Lead cloth and bale seals were used between the 13th and 19th centuries as a means of identification and as a component of regulation and quality control. It …
Created on: Thursday 24th April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 29th April 2014
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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: 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-791F27
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy probable cloth seal of medieval to post-medieval date (1400-1900AD). Only part of the discs and the rivet remain. The reverse flat surface of the riveted disc has irregular and crossing shallow incisions. The decorated face is worn and only a small area of decoration remains. This decoration consists of crossing lines possibly forming a raised lattice pattern. The metal is a grey-cream colour. The object is 20.04mm in length, 18.68mm wide, 2.91mm thick and weighs 2.80g. Cloth seals are cast in one piece, and consist of two discs with a connecting strip. …
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2016
Last updated: Thursday 16th March 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-C8588A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the four disc alnage type joined by an integral central strip. The two discs closest to the strip bear stamped decoration. The first bears the crowned letters KRS while the reverse bears an anchor flanked by the date 164[-] both within raised circular beaded border. The remaining two discs appear undecorated though one has a perforation through which a central rivet from the other disc is pressed to seal it. The metal is a light grey colour. The seal is 25.6mm long, 11.1mm in diameter, 4.8mm thick and weighs 5g.
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-CADE3C
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy post-medieval cloth seal (1400-1900AD). All that remains is the folded connecting strip of the cloth seal, the discs are missing. The edges are worn presumably through post-depositional processes suggesting the seal was damaged during use. One half of the strip has two longitudinal grooves most likely wear through use. Cloth seals are cast in one piece, and consist of two discs with a connecting strip. One of the discs has a rivet, and when the strip is folded over this rivet is placed through a corresponding hole on the other disc. The rivet is then bent…
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-FA3654
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type joined by an integral central strip. The upper face is stamped with three lines of text: [--]V[--]//(H)AGE//656. The reverse is undecorated. The metal has a dark brownish-grey patina and is worn. The seal is 23.8mm in diameter, 3.5mm thick and weighs 8.8g. 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 of regulation and quality control. Unlike bale seals cloth seals typically comprise two disc joined…
Created on: Thursday 14th April 2016
Last updated: Thursday 14th April 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-35FBAC
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is one disc, probably from a two disc type joined by an integral central strip and sealed by compressing a central rivet. The front of the seal bears the raised design of a pinecone or thistle device. To the reverse, the rivet remains with a flat top which bears the remains of the stamped letter 'A'. The 'A' and pinecone design indicates the seal will have originated in Augsburg, Germany as the pinecone is the heraldic badge of the city. It is suggested that such seals were attached to fustians, a variety of heavy cloth …
Created on: Friday 29th April 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-DADD3A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy cloth seal of Post-Medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type joined by an integral central strip and sealed by compressing a central rivet. The front of the seal bears a quadruped left and the reverse bears indistinguishable text in two, possibly three, lines. The metal has a dark brown patina and is worn. The seal is 20.3mm in diameter, 4mm thick and weighs 9.4g. 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 of regulation and quality control. Unlike…
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 16th June 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-80D8DC
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy cloth seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1660 - 1727. The seal is of the four disc alnage type joined by an integral central strip. The two discs closest to the strip bear stamped decoration. The first bears a right facing bust; the second a crowned harp with the numeral 4 to the left. The remaining two discs appear undecorated though one has a perforation through which a central rivet from the other disc is pressed to seal it. The metal is a light brown/white patina and is worn. The seal is 37.2mm long, 13.7mm in diameter, 5.5mm thick and weighs 6.9g. Aln…
Created on: Wednesday 7th December 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-0C62EE
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy cloth seal of Post Medieval date, dating from AD 1500-1700. A cast disc with a slot in one edge and a bifurcated slot in the opposit edge, to function as a drawstring bag closure. One face is stamped with a '20'. The other face is a cross patte summounted by latin cross flanked by 4 stars; 2 to either side. Thickness; 4.6mm. Diameter; 22.9mm. Weight; 10.43g
Created on: Thursday 21st July 2016
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stockton on the Forest', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-744C75
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type but only one disc now remains. The front face of the disc has a moulded decoration consisting of what appears to be a sun burst or similar though the level of wear makes this difficult to determine with any certainty. The reverse appears to be undecorated. A small and worn tab projects from the edge by which the second disc would have been attached. The metal is a mid brownish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 22.2mm in diameter, 3.2mm thick and weighs 6.4g. This cloth seal is of probable 16th t…
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 4th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Paull', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-0354C0
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead cloth seal of medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type with only one disc complete and the second only partly intact. The surviving disc has been stamped with a small hand or shell devise though some other fainter marks are also present though these can no longer be determined. All that remains of the second disc are two extremely worn oval fragments both bearing signs of having been stamped though the features are again indeterminable. A slight protrusion on the edge of the complete disc may represent the strip which joined the two discs. The metal is a l…
Created on: Friday 13th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 24th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3D11C4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type with only one remaining. The surviving disc has been stamped with the numerals "XXXX" and the letter "M" or "W" above or below, depending on orientation. The reverse of the disc is undecorated. Two slight protrusions on the edge of the disc represent the strip which would have joined it to the second disc. The metal is a light greyish-white colour and is worn. The seal is 23.9mm in diameter, 2.2mm thick and weighs 5.4g. Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between …
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Langtoft', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM-2A47B2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type with the upper disc stamped with the Tudor royal shield within a circular border. The lower disc is extremely worn rendering any detail illegible. The metal is a mid whitish-brown colour and is worn. The seal is 18.7mm in diameter, 3.3mm thick and weighs 3.5g. Cloth seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuries and were part of a system of regulation and quality control.
Created on: Friday 27th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th June 2014
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