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Description: | Part of a post medievallead alloy cloth seal. It consists of a lead alloy disc with a central circular perforation. Attached to this is a rectangular sectioned strip of lead alloy. This strip is broken, the break being worn. It would have continued and attached to a solid disc.There is no decoration visible on the outer face of this object. The inner face, which would have been pressed against a piece of cloth has taken an impression of the textile.This object measures 20.75mm in diameter and 1.29mm thick. Total length including the loop is 27.24mm. It weighs 3.88g.Stamped lead seals such as this were attached to individual cloths as part of the system of regulation and quality control. They were widely used in the England from the late fourteenth to the early nineteenth century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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