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Description: | A postmedieval lead alloy cloth seal. The seal is made up of four sub-circular discs with an interconecting strip. The two middle discs are larger and are marked on both sides; one disc reads ' * SOMER[...]' (for Somerset) with the initials 'PW' in the centre. The other middle disc is has two lions rampant, left, with the number '65' below. The two outer discs are smaller in size; one has a rivet, and there is a hole in the other. The seal is bent in half at the middle, and the rivet clips into the hole on the other outer disc. Other seals with the initails 'PW' or 'WP' are known in the West country, see CORN-50AA53 , for example. In the medieval and postmedieval periods, there was a complex system known as 'alnage' to ensure that the shape and quality of woollen cloth was of a particular standard. Lead seals, such as this one, were placed onto the cloth as proof that the cloth met a particular standard.
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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