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cloth-seal
Object Type
cloth-seal
Museum number
1910,0407.52
Description
Cloth-mark; lead; (1): possible trace of letter; (2): privy mark; casting seam diametrically on back of first disc.
Cultures/periods
Post-Medieval
Production date
16thC(late)-18thC
(?)
Production place
Made in:
England
Materials
lead
Dimensions
Diameter:
25 millimetres
(disc one)
Diameter:
21 millimetres
(disc two)
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Egan 1994 / Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum
(214)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Named in inscription:
RD
Named in inscription:
S
(?)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
J B Caldecott
Acquisition date
1910
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1910,0407.52