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Description: | A probably complete though worn lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The seal is of the two disc type joined by an integral central strip. Both faces are stamped with Roman numerals though due to the wear and damage on the object they cannot be completely understood. All that remains of the numerals on one side is: L//[?]XVI[----]. The other side reads: [?]XXX[?].The metal has a light brown patina. The seal is 30.9mm long, 27.3mm in diameter, 6.2mm thick and weighs 10.4g.Lead cloth and bale seals were used in Europe to mark cloth for commercial sale between the 13th and the 19th centuries and were part of a system of regulation and quality control. Unlike bale seals cloth seals typically comprise two disc joined by a connecting strip which were folded around each side of a textile and stamped closed. 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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