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Description: | A four-disc cloth seal made from lead. There are four discs each connected with an integral ribbon, they are then folded in half between disc two and three. The first disc has an integral stud which passes through a hole in disc four. The stud has then been flattened. The reverse of discs one and two are plain. The upper surface of disc three is the only disc with a design stamped on it. The design consists of a simplistic flower head, possibly a rose. The surface of the seal is oxidised forming a light brown coloured surface. It measures 26.47mm long, 12.36mm wide and 5.1mm thick. It weighs 5.29g. Cloth seals were in use between the 14th and 18th centuries (Egan, G. 1989 'Leaden Seals for Textiles - Some Archaeological Evidence Relating to Fabric and Trade' Costume No. 23). A similar example is found in Egan (Egan, G. 1995 Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum British Museum Occasional Paper 93), No. 22 which dates to the 17th century.
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