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Description: | A post-medieval lead cloth seal, dating from 1600-1800. It consists of two pairs of round discs, linked together by a flat, narrow strip. This strip is folded over and the end two discs are fastened together by a lead alloy rivet, which remains in place. One of the inner discs carries the arms of the Clothmaker's Company of London, which are: Sable, a chevron ermine in chief, two crabbets, argent, in beizel or bezeal, or. In non-heraldic terms this is a square topped-shield with an inverted chevron carrying five ermine, with two tenterhooks above and a teazel below. The seal is 30.8mm long, 12.7mm wide and 7.3mm thick. It weighs 9.48gm.
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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