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Description: | A lead four-disc cloth seal of post-Medieval date.The seal comprises two pairs of circular discs joined by a folded connecting strip. The larger two discs each bear a stamped design. One on side this consists of the legend 'CAR/SAY/.84.' within a beaded border. The opposite disc has a stamped Royal shield (of England, Scotland, Ireland and France). One of the smaller discs (on the same side as the 'CARSAY' legend) bears an incised 'IX' or 'XI'. The other small disc is bent and no surface details are visible. The artefact measures 24.8mm long, 12.7mm wide and 5.9mm thick. The weight is 6.68g.This seal is for Kersey cloth, "A common kind of cheap, woollen cloth widely produced in England, notably in Devon, Hampshire and Yorkshire (Montgomery 1984: 272-272 in Egan 1995: 75). The number '84' dates the seal to 1684.
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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