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Description: | The central portion from a lead-alloy two-disc cloth seal of post-Medieval date.The remaining piece is sub-circular. One discs bears an ornate relief-stamped shield in which a sword divides four stars, with a diagonal band extending across the top. A ropework border surrounds this shield. On the other disc is the number '20' within a beaded border.Dimensions: 13.3mm diameter, 2.9mm thick. Weight: 2.87g.A similar cloth seal, albeit with slightly different shield (minus the diagonal band), was found in London (1995: 110/fig. 43, no. 321) and is discussed by Geoff Egan, with reference to other excavated examples from sites in England and from as far afield as Maryland, U.S.A. The shield on the London example represents the arms of the Dutch city of Haarlem, which was a major centre for the finishing of linens. The numeral '20' refers to the measured length of the piece in Dutch ells. The suggested date of such seals is 17th century (ibid. 110). A similar seal recorded on the PAS database is BH-B51516, from Newton Blossomville, Buckinghamshire.
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