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Description: | An incomplete two disc lead cloth seal of uncertain date. The seal is circular in shape measuring 20.9mm in diameter and weighs 5.53g. One disc is complete and plain. Attached to this is the remains of the central rivet that would have held the two pieces together, upon which are traces of decoration, probably initials or a date). There is the impression of the cloth on the seal, probably a twill weave, possibly a tabby, at c.56 threads to the inch.
The plainness suggests this may be a clothiers, weavers or searches personal seal rather than an alnage seal. Lead cloth seals such as this were in use between the 15th and 18th centuries AD, although it remains uncertain precisely when in this period the current example belongs. See Egan, 1995: pp. 1-4, | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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