Monument record BSE 055 - Two post medieval lead cloth seals from garden in Reeve Close
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8454 6609 (51m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL86NW |
| Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Ulnage seal, c late 16th - early 17th Century; bale seal, probably 17th or early 18th Century
1. Lead ulnage seal found by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)in her garden (S1).
Dumb-bell shaped, folded at the middle, ends impressed with letter 'A' on one side and a pine-cone (?) on the other. Used as a quality control and provenance mark for cloth, in this case for an Augsberg fustian (mixed woollen and linen fabric) 'A' as an initial for the town and the pine-cone was the city badge. Probably late C16-early C17 (S2).
2. Lead bale seal, 20mm diameter. Obv: letters and symbols; Rev: flattened rivet. Initals PH (?merchant's name) Probably 17th or early 18th Century (S3).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file : photograph.
- <S1> SSF6879 (No record type): Girt Mrs W, 1984.
- <S2> SSF6810 (No record type): Geoffrey Egan, Museum of London, written communication, per BSEMH.
- <S3> SSF58621 Finds Report: Martin, E.. 1997. SCCAS Finds Report: Bury St Edmunds (BSE 055).
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 6 2018 2:32PM