Record ID: WILT-605718
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Post-Medieval lead two-part cloth seal with interconnecting strip, measuring 23.56mm in length, 19.79mm in width and weighing 5.95g. 20.20mm//19.99mm W]OR/STED/REFOR/MED//- A peculiar squiggle on disc two may well be part of a number, now lost, denoting the number of yards of cloth attached. Worsted Reformed seals were produced by the Norwich Weavers' Company for the large national and international market for late 17th century Norfolk worsteds. Reference: Egan, G., 1994. Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum. Occasional Paper 93. The British Mus…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: BH-60BF15
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alnage cloth seal of early 18th century AD date. It is unclear whether this is a two disc seal or half of a four disc seal. The remaining circular discs measure 13.4mm in diameter and are joined by a folded connecting strip. One side of the piece bears an image, in relief, of the left-facing bust of Queen Anne. The legend runs clockwise from 7 o'clock and reads: AN SCO-F ET HIB. On the reverse is the image of a crowned thistle; the letter 'J' is in the left field and '1/2' (the duty in pence) is in the right field. The images on both sides are contained within a ropework bor…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clothall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-DD2F35
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete early 18th century lead 4-part alnage seal of Queen Anne (1701-14), consisting of discs two and three and their interconnecting strip only. It weighs 2.65g and measures 16.43mm in length. missing//13.93mm//13.96mm//missing (missing) // head of Anne, ANN[A] REGINA around // orb surmounted by cross and with jewelled bands, I to side // (missing) Cf.Egan 1994, 65, ref. 146.
Created on: Monday 26th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-0645B1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clothier's/weaver's cloth seal with a standard privy mark between the letters SE. On the back is an incuse 'I'.
Created on: Wednesday 28th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-197BB3
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead post medieval cloth seal. The four part seal has a bust of Queen Anne on one face with the inscription MAG BRI […] and the other face is illegible.
Created on: Thursday 29th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Plompton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-59C706
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval(1500-1800 AD) cast lead alloy two part seal. Only the seal survives, the tab is missing from an old break. The seal is a formed of a disk with a central cone which is pushed through a second disk with a central hole and then stamped flat, sealing them together. Only part of the stamped flat part remains. It appears to a symbol, now unclear, above the letters EG. It is 20.1mm in diameter, 3.9mm thick and weighs 6.67 grams. The fragmentary remains of the design suggest it is probably a clothiers, weavers or searchers personal seal with their privy mark. Privy marks (somet…
Created on: Sunday 1st February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bognor Regis', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-02F767
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead cloth seal fragment. It is one disc only, and is stamped with a Tudor rose, with initials C and R on either side, and probably a crown over, all within a circle. This suggests Charles I ( AD 1625-1649). The disc is plain on the underside, and measures 16.96mm in diameter and weighs 1.79g. Examples with 'crown over rose' from the late fifteenth to sixteenth centuries are recorded by Egan (1995, pp26, 163, fig.12, nos 14-16) who notes that the device is also known for seals from other countries.
Created on: Monday 9th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 16th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Claydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EAD6B6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead two-disc cloth seal of post-medieval date. This is an example of the ‘WORSTED REFORMED’ series, issued in Norfolk in the late 17th century, for attachment to worsted cloth. One disc bears the legend ‘[WORST]E(D)/[RE]FOR/MD’ (sic.) in relief. It is unclear as to whether the other disc has any design. The piece measures 16.3mm in surviving diameter, 2.6mm thick and weighs 1.52g.
Created on: Friday 20th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EAF667
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead four-disc cloth seal from the Commonwealth period (see Egan, 1995, p. 61, no. 127). The larger pair of discs is stamped on both sides. One side bears a design in relief surrounded by the legend ‘SOM[]RS’. The opposite disc has a shield bearing St. George's cross, with adornments on each vertical side. Both designs are contained within pellet borders. No traces of design can be seen on the other pair of discs. The object is damaged and corroded. It measures 29.8mm long, 14mm wide and 4.9mm thick. It weighs 7.8g.
Created on: Friday 20th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EB0DC1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged lead two-disc cloth seal of post-medieval date. This is a customs seal, issued at Lyon for the exportation of silk. Similar seals have been found in London (see Egan, 1995, p. 102, nos. 299 and 300). The two examples illustrated date from the late 16th and 18th centuries respectively. Both sides of the cloth seal have been stamped and have relief designs. One disc bears an ornamented circular Shield-of-France, containing three fleurs-de-lis; the other disc bears the arms of Lyon, comprising a shield with lion rampant, a chief with three fleurs-de-lis, and the legend (which…
Created on: Friday 20th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-3DBFB5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post Medieval lead cloth seal. Only a fragment of the two part disc survives. On the front of the disc There is a struck design of a shield, but the details are worn unclear. On the back of the seal is the remains of an integral rivet and The surviving diameter 14.9mm, it is 1.5mm thick and weighs 2.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cobham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-575FE5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead two-disc cloth seal of 16th to 18th century date. The circular discs are joined by a folded connecting strip. The upper surface of one disc bears a privy mark in relief, comprising an ornate central cross, the bottom ends looped into a heart shape; the letters ‘G-B’ sit either side of this cross and, located to the bottom corner of each letter, is a star. This design is surrounded by a beaded border. The other disc bears an incised letter ‘N’ and another, indecipherable letter. The seal measures 24.9mm long, 18.4mm wide and 3.6mm thick. The weight is 8.11g.
Created on: Wednesday 25th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hitchin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-576EB2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead two-disc cloth seal of 16th to 18th century date. The damaged circular discs are joined by a folded connecting strip. The upper surface of one disc bears a privy mark in relief. This mark consists of an ornate central cross dividing the letters ‘H W’. The base of this cross is looped. The other disc has been folded back on itself, the visible portion of the upper surface being blank. The artefact measures 22mm long, 18.9mm wide and 6.6mm thick. The weight is 6.85g
Created on: Wednesday 25th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hitchin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-7B3D84
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead two-disc cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal comprises two circular discs joined by a folded connecting strip. One surface bears a stamped privy mark of the letters ‘I I’, with two stars between and two above/below; this design sits within a circular ropework border. Three sub-rectangular holes have been pierced around the edge of this design. The other disc has no discernable information. The seal measures 30.1mm long, 22.7mm wide and 4.6mm thick. The weight is 7.33g.
Created on: Friday 27th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-7B4890
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead two-disc cloth seal of post-medieval date. This is an example of the ‘Worsted reformed' series of seals, issued in Norfolk in the late 17th century, for attachment to worsted cloth. The seal comprises two sub-circular seals joined by a folded connecting strip. One surface bears the lettering ‘WOR/TED/(R)EFOR/MED (sic.). This lettering sits within a circular ropework border. The design on the other disc has a segmented border but the nature of the central design is uncertain due to damage. The seal measures 25mm long, 21.3mm wide and 5.2mm thick. The weight is 8.6g.
Created on: Friday 27th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-7B59A1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead two disc cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal comprises two sub-circular discs joined by a folded connecting strip. On one side of the seal is a stamped circular design. The legend ‘IO[ ].REYNO[]DS: (star) surrounds an inner circle containing ‘II’ (now detached), with one star above and one below. On the other disc is the number ‘44’ in relief. The seal measures 27.3mm long, 19.9mm wide and 5.5mm thick. The weight is 9.9g.
Created on: Friday 27th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-7B70E5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two of four original discs from an 18th century alnage cloth seal. The seal comprises two sub-circular discs joined by a folded connecting strip. Both discs bear stamped designs. One disc has a bust of the king facing right, surrounded by the legend ‘OF ENG=LAND’. This design is surrounded by a circular pellet border and an outer, inverted triangle border. The other disc has a crowned fleur-de-lys, with the number ‘4’ (the duty in pence) in the left field. The borders surrounding this design are as those on the other disc. The seal measures 23.2mm long, 18.2mm wide and 3.…
Created on: Friday 27th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-7B7E36
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead two-disc cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal comprises two sub-circular discs joined by a folded connecting strip. One disc bears an unidentified scene in relief. A the centre of the other disc are the stamped letters ‘NS’, The seal measures 27.9mm long, 19.3mm wide and 4mm thick. The weight is 8g.
Created on: Friday 27th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BC4991
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (1600-1800AD) incomplete lead cloth seal. Only one undecorated disc survives. There is a break where the arm would have adjoined this to a second disc. 18.38mm in diameter and weighs 2.66 grams. It is a light cream-grey in colour.
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-BC92C1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medeival (1600-1750AD) lead cloth seal. It consists of two discs connected by a folded, rectangular arm. The upper disc has a detailed griffin design, including small feathers on the wings and chest. The griffin is left facing, with the front right leg raised, holding a globe. The lower disc is undecorated. It has a maximum diameter of 17.77 mm, and weighs 5.54 grams. It is light cream in colour.
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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