CLOTH SEAL 447205

Description: A slightly bent, incomplete cast lead-alloy Somerset cloth (alnage) seal of post-medieval date (17th century AD). Only one of the pair of discs survives in its entirety. Parts of the other disc survive at the stud. The main disc is stamped with the date '1611' curving round within a beaded inner circle, the letter 'D' flanked by pellets below. In the outer circle is the inscription '[...S]OMERSET', with the beginning obscured by wear. The stub on the other face appears to bear a fraction of the royal arms; part of the stub has been curled round on itself. The circumference of the main disc is slightly angular, probably due to the seal's original trimming.

Date: 1611

Object type: CLOTH SEAL

Last import: August 15, 2017