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Description: | Lead alloy alnage cloth seal of the Commonwealth dating from AD1657. It is a four-part or four-disc cloth seal with the following imagery: Blank // St George cross on ornate saltire // cockerel on bow-like base, 5 7 to sides // blank.Identification kindly provided by Stuart Elton; more informantion and a similar seal can be found here:http://www.bagseals.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=22192In Elton's identification, he says: Assuming the date to be 1657 this is a Commonwealth alnage seal with an interesting combination of the cross of St George and possibly the saltire cross of St Andrew. This combination was first used by James VI of Scotland when he became James I of England. "On 12 April 1606, a new flag to represent this regal union between England and Scotland was specified in a royal decree, according to which the flag of England (a red cross on a white background, known as St George's Cross), and the flag of Scotland (a white saltire on a blue background, known as the Saltire or St Andrew's Cross), would be joined together, forming the flag of England and Scotland for maritime purposes. King James also began to refer to a "Kingdom of Great Britaine", although the union remained a personal one" Wikipedia.See BSG.CS.00030 for an alnages seal from Suffolk with a cockerel on it.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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