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Description: | A Post-Medieval or medieval lead alloy cloth seal or cloth label.This is an unusual seal possibly used as a label rather than a traditional cloth seal. It is made up of two distinct discs connected together by two interconnecting strips. A third interconnecting strip which measures 30mm in length protrudes from the second disc. The first disc which is 21mm in diameter contains the numerals...39.... within an outer raised border. The numerals are quite large with the number 3 measuring 6mm in height. On the second disc are the letters .....TG.... or .....TC....below these two letters appear ....DY..... These letters are upside down in relation to the numerals on the first disc and indicate how when in use both discs would have been placed back to back. A central line runs down through the centre of the letters forming a ridge which runs the full length of the third interconnecting strip. Geoff Egan confirmed this as dating from the 18th century.
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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