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Description: | A lead alloy cloth seal of Post Medieval to Modern date, about 1750 - 1900. It is made from two discs joined by a strip of metal (now broken), and fastened by an oval tab projecting from the back of one disc being passed through a hole in the centre of the other disc and then flattened. This style and the scratched marks on the reverse indicate the date (Egan pers comm). The disc with the hole through is has been stamped with a broad arrow pointing upwards above a letter I which is above the number 188 all within a beaded boarder. The broad arrow was used from the late 17th century to identify material belonging to the War Department. The scratched marks on the reverse are not easy to interpret but seem to be numerals in two rows.Other War Department cloth seals include SWYOR-9375A2, IOW-025EB5, SWYOR-5B1571, SUR-AF4E05 and LIN-A8A236.
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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