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Description: | Late 17th or early 18th century vessel stamp, in the form of a folded and flattened lead strip 17mm wide and 1mm thick. It weighs 8.49g.The surviving length is c.38mm. There is a neat vertical join in the lead on one side while on the other is about one half of an impressed stamp occupying the full width of the strip. The stamp is in relief: Crown/ W [R].These stamps were sometimes officially applied round the handles of stoneware tavern vessels to show they had been tested and were of the right capacity. The more usual way of doing this was to stamp the unfired clay on the neck at the pottery with the official mark, and smash any vessels that proved to be wrong after firing. This WR mark is for William III (1689-1702), although the stamp WR was used again after Anne's reign for a time.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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