Record ID: DUR-5D0497
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four disc lead late Medieval- Post Medieval cloth seal, unused, dating to 1400- 1800. It is complete, and has been folded in half, but not put together, and not stamped with any design. Disc 1 has the conical stud on the reverse, which fits through the hole of Disc 4. The seal has been folded at the connecting strip between Discs 2 and 3. Each of the discs is sub-circular. Without any markings on it is not possible to date this example more closely as cloth seals were used over a long period of time.
Created on: Monday 13th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 13th June 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-5CCFA5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Medieval spindle whorl. It is circular in plan, with a central circular hole. It is biconical with decoration in relief on both faces with the same decoration. This consists of triangles around the central hole, inside of each is a dot. The outer edge is decorated with a border of two lines running round the edge, connected by a series of small lines.
Created on: Monday 13th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 13th June 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-80D681
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead item, possibly a token, or as Geoff Egan suggested, part of a witch bottle. Post Medieval in date. It is a sub-circular piece of lead, into which has been made an impression of a jetton. The central image is not visible but the legend can be seen (although not read).
Created on: Monday 9th May 2011
Last updated: Monday 9th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'River Wear', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-80BF02
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead token, or possibly a coin weight, Post Medieval in date. It is sub-circular in plan with a design only on the front, the reverse being plain. The design is similar to a coin or a jetton with a central image and an inscription around the outside. The image is unclear, the legend reads; ...BS...E E PL...
Created on: Monday 9th May 2011
Last updated: Monday 9th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'River Wear', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-A82CF6
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Lead Medieval papal bulla, of Calixtus II (1119-24). Obverse; CAL/XTVS/[PP II] Reverse; [S]PA/ SP[E]; Worn heads of SS Peter and Paul facing each other Tim Pestell kindly added this information on the bulla 'Calixtus II, elected 2nd February 1119, consecrated 9th Feb and who died on 14th December 1124 (the lettering on Calixtus III's bulla is slightly different). As such this is an important bulla because it is one of the earliest found in Britain. There are three British papal bullae that have been found that pre-date the Norman Conquest, but post-Conquest examples see…
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-76CAC0
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible lead weight, unknown date. It is sub-rectangular in plan and slightly domed. The edges are irregular and the surfaces uneven. It could be a weight, possibly from the Post Medieval period.
Created on: Wednesday 8th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 8th September 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-3B9605
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MODERN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Modern collar badge c.AD1900-1920. It appears incomplete, or possibly mis-cast. It has a semi-circular lower section, with the rounded end at the base. At the top is a trefoil motif, with hollows in each foil on the front. Reviewing this record in September 2021, Peter Hart suggests this could possibly be a collar badge of the Durham Light Infantry's 6th Battalion, the lower section of the badge representing the distinctive Light Infantry bugle horn.Citing Colin Churchill, Hart further notes of the Durham Light Infantry's 6th Battalion that "During their short exi…
Created on: Wednesday 19th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 27th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-D87706
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Medieval spindle whorl. Complete circular spindle whorl which is biconical and has a central circular perforation, now filled with accretions from the river. It has decoration in relief on both sides which consists of lines radiating from the centre to the edge, splitting the area into five sections. Four of these have three dots, one has two, it appears this was a mistake and all sections were meant to be the same.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
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Record ID: DUR-D86482
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval sack seal. Complete circular seal with two circular discs and the folded attachment loop. One disc has a pineapple with a plume on top in relief. The other side has a central circular depression, over which is an A in relief with an annulet to right and below. The A stands for Augsburg, Germany. Seals from the fustians of Augsburg are among the most common and widespread of all recorded imports in England according to Egan. This example is similar to nos. 308-10 in his book 'Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum'.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Monday 25th June 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D84F54
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval sack seal. Sub-circular seal with one complete disc and the other having broken. The broken disc has the remains of lettering in relief which possibly say D above IN (reversed N).
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D84402
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval cloth seal. Sub-circular seal with only one disc remaining. This has in relief XX at the top.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D83175
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval sack seal. Large circular seal with both discs pressed together, very little detail is clear on the design.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D82275
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval sack seal. It is a double seal with two sets of two circular discs, with one attachment loop at the top. They appear to be plain.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D81A86
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval sack seal. It has not been used as the two discs have not been folded onto each other. There is a complete circular disc and a disc with a central hole which would have fitted onto the stud on the complete disc. This disc has a shield in relief which has fleur-de-lis in the quarters which can be seen.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Monday 8th October 2012
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Record ID: DUR-D80311
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval cloth seal. It is incomplete with the one of the discs and attachment loop being broken. The front disc (which is broken) has a portcullis in relief.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Sunday 7th October 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D7F794
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval cloth seal. It is incomplete with the reverse disc misssing and attachment loop broken. The front disc has a thistle in relief with incised criss cross lines.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Sunday 7th October 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D7EE92
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval cloth seal. It is complete with both of the discs and attachment loop present. The front disc has a C in relief with possibly an E which has been stamped.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Sunday 7th October 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D7E406
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval/Modern cloth seal. It is mostly complete with part of the front disc is missing. The front disc says 'PRESTS LEEDS' in relief. The reverse has incised marks which seem to have been added after it was made.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Sunday 7th October 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D7D2E4
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval token. It is circular in plan with a design in relief on the front, the reverse is plain. The design consists of a 5-petalled flower.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D77895
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval token. It is sub-circular in plan and has a design in relief on the front. This consists of a central dot with lines radiating out to the edges.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D65C75
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead token from the Post-Medieval period. Possibly a token or an unusual seal. It appears to be a lead sheet which has been folded over many times. On the front face is a motif in relief. It consists of a floral design inside a trapezoid with a border of dots around.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D64822
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead token from the Post-Medieval period. It has been chopped in half so it is semi-circular in plan. It has a design in relief on the front in the form of a central dot and dots around the edge. The reverse is plain.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
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Record ID: DUR-D62F44
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead token from the Post-Medieval period. It has a design in relief on the front in the form of an anchor. The reverse is plain.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D5ED61
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight from the Medieval to Post Medieval period. It is sub-circular in plan and is conical with a flat top. On the lower face there are some incised lines. There are some accretions on the weight from the river.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D5DD36
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead spindle whorl from the Medieval period. It is sub-circular in plan and the edges are uneven. It has a central perforation which is filled with accretions from the river. It is biconical and is plain with no decoration on either face.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D5C4F6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead spindle whorl from the Medieval period. It is sub-circular in plan and the edges are uneven. It has a central perforation which is filled with accretions from the river. It is black on one side, light grey on the other.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-D5B866
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal from the Post Medieval period, 16th century. It is complete with the loop attaching the two discs. One face has a V on, the other has a three storied tower with a crown on either side. This is a type from Tournai.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
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Record ID: DUR-C74C98
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead token from the Post Medieval period. It is circular in plan with decoration in relief on the front. It is worn and so difficult to see. It may have been an abstract pattern but it could be figures.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C74452
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead token from the Post Medieval period. It is circular in plan with decoration in relief on the front. It is in the form of a cross with four circular dots inside and four around the edge.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C73CA0
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead token from the Post Medieval period. It is circular in plan with decoration in relief on the front. It is in the form of an arch with circular dots around the border.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C723F6
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead toy called a buzz disk. Circular in plan with serrated edges it has two circular holes in the centre. String would have been put through these holes and it would have been spun quickly.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C700C3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Medieval spindle whorl. It is sub-circular in plan and is bi-conical. It has a central circular perforation which. It is worn and the raised pattern is not clear on either side.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C6F994
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Medieval spindle whorl. It is sub-circular in plan and is bi-conical. It has a central circular perforation which. It is worn and has the raised pattern is not clear.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C6F315
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Medieval spindle whorl. It is sub-circular in plan and is bi-conical. It has a central circular perforation which is now filled with accretions from the river. It is worn and has accretions from the river on the surface.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C6E8F2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Medieval spindle whorl. It is sub-circular in plan and is bi-conical. It has a central circular perforation which is now filled with accretions from the river. It has a raised design on both faces. It is the same pattern on both, it is split into five sections by lines, each section has three circular dots.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C6E372
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Medieval spindle whorl. It is sub-circular in plan and is bi-conical. It has a central circular perforation. It has a raised design on both faces. It is the same pattern on both, it is split into five sections by lines, each section has three circular dots.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C6D2E2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Medieval spindle whorl. It is sub-circular in plan and is domed. It has a central circular perforation which is now filled with accretions from the river. It has a raised design on the upper face. This decoration is in the form of lines and dots but it is worn. The bottom is plain and uneven.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C6CA53
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Medieval spindle whorl. It is sub-circular in plan and is bi-conical. It has a central circular perforation which is now filled with accretions from the river. It has a raised design on on both faces. Oone has lines radiating from the centre, the other face has dots around the edge and around the central hole with lines in between.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C6B968
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval token. It is sub-circular in plan and has been bent. It has a raised design on the front in which is unclear and could be abstract.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C6B0B7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval token. It is sub-circular in plan and slightly domed. It has a raised design on the front in the form of three rows of three circular dots.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C6A9C0
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval token which is worn. It is sub-circular in plan and slightly domed. It has a raised design on the front in the form of a cross. There are accretions on the reverse from the river.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C55708
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval token which is worn. It appears to have had a star shaped design on the front.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C34F64
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval token with a wierd design on the front. It has been pierced, possibly for use as a token.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C343C7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval token with an anchor on the front.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C30E85
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval sack seal. It is mostly complete and is a double seal. It is very worn and no markings can be seen.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C306C4
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval cloth seal. It is mostly complete and is a double seal. There is a design on both sides which is the shield of the Stuart arms although the edges are missing.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C2FC83
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval sack seal. It is mostly complete, the front has the design of a crowned portcullis. This is the symbol of the County Series, an English design from the 16th century
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C2F656
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval cloth seal. Only the front half remains with the other disc having broken away. The design is a pinecone, an English type dating from the 16-17th centuries.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C2ECF0
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval cloth seal. It is complete but worn with only a privy mark just visible on one face. Privy marks were the initials of the people who attached the seal, they were overlain and could be a mixture of a few peoples names so it is very difficult to pin them down to a particular group or workshop.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C2E0F2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval cloth seal. One face has A on, the other half is missing. A stands for Augsburg, Germany. These types of seals, found on the fustian imported from there to England are amongst the most common found in England according to Egan (Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum, pl.41- no.308-10).
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Monday 25th June 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C2DA56
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval cloth seal. The seal is compelte with both discs still attached by the strip. One face has an A stamped for Augsburg, Germany. These seals, attached to the fustian which was imported to England are one of the most common types of foreign seals found in England according to Egan (Lead Cloth Seals and related items in the British Museum, pl.41, nos.308-10).
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Monday 25th June 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C2CFF0
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bale or sack seal from the Post Medieval period. It is a single seal which has not been folded over. The seal has the lettering S&S above No 4
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C299A4
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval cloth seal. Has a central cross with rounded edges on one face.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C28A30
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possibly front part of a cloth seal, Post Medieval. There is only one disc remaining, with a tiny bit of the second disc still present at the connecting point. The complete disc has a castle on, the reverse would have had a lion passant. This cloth seal originate from Norwich.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C27B41
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval sack seal. The two disc have not connected properly. One side has EBOR in the legend with ORC W/II/G in the centre. EBORE stands for York, the other letters are probably the cloth makers intitials.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C26DD3
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval cloth seal. Complete it has a pinecone in relief on one face.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C25424
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval cloth seal. It appears complete, with two circular discs folded over. Details are stamped on both faces, one reads S & S 3 77. The other side is not clear.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C12CC2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Flat circular lead weight. It has two central circular perforations and is slightly bent out of shape. Despite looking like a button, these weights were and are used to weigh down the hems of curtains, and perhaps also skirts. They seem to come into use perhaps in the eighteenth century, and are still available to buy today.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C11D85
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Lead Post Medieval fabric weight. Circular with two circular perforations in the centre. These weights were (and are) used to weigh down the hems of curtains, and perhaps also skirts. They seem to have come into use perhaps in the eighteenth century, and are still available to buy today.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C10861
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead token, 19th century in date. It has a bust facing right on one face.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C0E1A0
Object type: WASTE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead sheet, probably of Post-Medieval date. It is irregular in shape with some edges cut and some pieces folded back on themselves. It appears to be a piece of waste lead, possibly miscast sheet.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-C0CD50
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Lead Post Medieval fabric weight. Sub-circular with two circular perforations in the centre. These weights were (and are) used to weigh down the hems of curtains, and perhaps also skirts. They seem to have come into use perhaps in the eighteenth century, and are still available to buy today.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-537565
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead late Medieval- Post Medieval trade weight, shield shaped. It is shield shaped in plan and has a raised rim on the upper face. It has a crude fleur-de-lis in relief on the front. It weighs more than 200g as my scales cannot weigh it.
Created on: Monday 8th March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-536C96
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight, Medieval- Post Medieval in date. It is circular in plan with a raised rim on one face. It is undecorated and has some damage, possibly from the plough.
Created on: Monday 8th March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-5360D2
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two lead Post Medieval musket balls. They are both spherical with no casting sprues. They have a combined weight of 27.7g and diameters of 15.94mm and 9.98mm.
Created on: Monday 8th March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-530E87
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two lead Medieval spindle whorls. They are circular in plan and have a central circular perforation. They are flat and undecorated although one has a grooved line around the edge of the perforation. Combined weight of 50.1g and an average diameter of 23mm.
Created on: Monday 8th March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-530013
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two lead Medieval spindle whorls. They are biconical in form, circular in plan and have a central circular perforation. Both are decorated with lines and dots in relief although they are worn. Combined weight of 63.6g and an average diameter of 29mm.
Created on: Monday 8th March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-52F401
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bag/cloth seal from the 19th century. It is sub-circular in plan and has been bent. The upper face has three lines of letters in relief, they are worn and so difficult to read but could be cyrillic as Russian seals are known in Britain.
Created on: Monday 8th March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-21E937
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast Post Medieval lead token. It is circular in plan with raised decoration on one face. It consists of raised lines in a symmetrical design.
Created on: Monday 6th July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-21CE07
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead Medieval spindle whorl. It is circular in plan and is flat. It has a central circular hole and has raised decoration on both faces. The decoration is different on each face. On one side it consists of lines radiating out from the central hole to the edge. The other side appears to be three letters with a cross, although the letters are not clear.
Created on: Monday 6th July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-B81853
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval disc from a large four-part cloth seal that has been cut as for a whizzer (or whirligig). The disc is circular with a zig zag edge. The front face has a crowned triple-rose with flowering plant motif at the sides, in relief. This is probably a part of a seal from the first ten years of George I reign, for a complete example see Egans book (1993, p74-5 no. 197). Geoff Egan discusses the use of this type of item- A whizzer is a zigzag-edged sheet roundel toy, (of lead for our purposes) with two holes centrally for a string, which is held in each hand, and by skilful t…
Created on: Wednesday 1st July 2009
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2022
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