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Description: | A lead cloth seal or bale seal dating to the post-medieval period. The seal consists of a large round disc with protruding arm, which would have been connected to another disc which would have closed around the bale. The disc has the crudely moulded lettering 'NO 3' on one face; the reverse face is flat and plain. Cloth or bale seals were widely used in Europe between the 13th and 19th centuries as a means of identification and as a component of regulation and quality control. The lettering style on this example suggests a later date, probably 18th or 19th 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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