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Description: | A Medieval or Post Medieval cast lead or lead alloy cloth seal. It is composed of two discs over laying each other and may have originally been part of a four-disc seal. One face of the disc is decorated with a lion rampant behind a vertical rod. The reverse of the seal has the legend '[ ] / EIN / VI'. The surface of the seal is oxidised forming a mottled cream colour. It measures 18.14mm long, 15.44mm wide and 2.62mm thick. It weighs 2.7g.Cloth seals were in use between the 14th and 18th centuries (Egan, G. 1989 'Leaden Seals for Textiles - Some Archaeological Evidence Relating to Fabric and Trade' Costume No. 23) as a form of quality control. Four-disc seals were first used at the end of the 16th century (Egan G. 1992 Leaden cloth Seals Datasheet 3 Finds Research Group 700-1700). The seal probably dates to the late 16th to 18th centuries.
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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