File:Post Medieval cloth seal or token b(front and reverse) (FindID 761302).jpg

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Post Medieval cloth seal or token b(front and reverse)
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Vic Allnatt, 2016-01-24 22:18:56
Title
Post Medieval cloth seal or token b(front and reverse)
Description
English: A cast lead alloy possible cloth seal or token of Post-medieval date, circa (AD 1600-1800). The object is sub-circular in plan. If the lead alloy object is a cloth seal it would have probably comprised of 2 disks and a connecting strip. These are now missing, leaving one disk remaining. There is a small area on the edge of the object where the patina is abraded, this could be where the connecting strip was damaged and broken in the plough soil. Alternatively the object could be a token. The front face has a raised motif within a circle; due to wear it is difficult to distinguish the design. The reverse is undecorated. The object has a cream coloured patina across all surfaces.

Saunders (2001:figs 19-27) shows a wide variety of cloth seals with numerous marks which were put on commercially produced cloths as part of a system of industrial regulation.

The token measures 18.44mm diameter, is 3.64mm thick and weighs 6.6 grams

Saunders, P. (2001) Medieval Catalogue part 3. Salisbury, Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Birmingham
Date between 1600 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 761302
Old ref: WMID-3E5661
Filename: WMID3E5661.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/549798
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/549798/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/761302
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 17 November 2020)
Object location52° 34′ 56.64″ N, 1° 50′ 51.14″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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