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Description: | A complete cast lead bag seal of late post-medieval date. The seal is circular with worn edges and a roughly rectangular cross section. It is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by a hole running across its diameter which would have been for wire or textile ligatures which were used to secure a bag.The obverse is stamped with the central text SUTTON AND SONS in three lines, surrounded by SEEDSMEN BY APPOINTMENT READING [ENGLAND]. The reverse is stamped with the text TRADE MARK REGISTERED around a crowned emblem inscribed GOOD SEEDS // SUTTON & SONS // CARRIAGE FREE.The metal is a mid whitish-grey colour and is worn. The seal is 24mm in diameter, 6.4mm thick and weighs 16.7g.Suttons Seeds was founded in Reading in 1806 by John Sutton and originally traded as corn merchants. In 1832 John Sutton was joined in the business by his sons, Martin and in 1837 the business moved to Reading's Market Place and expanded to provide flower and vegetable seed. In 1858 Suttons received royal patronage when Queen Victoria requested Martin Hope Sutton supply seeds to the royal household. The company have held the Royal Warrant ever since and are currently suppliers to Queen Elizabeth.More information on Suttons & Sons can be found on the company website: http://www.suttons.co.uk/About+UsHistory.htm
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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