File:Cast lead-alloy sac or bag seal for Kersey (FindID 504639).jpg
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editCast lead-alloy sac or bag seal for Kersey | |||
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Dot Boughton, 2012-05-24 14:40:34 |
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Title |
Cast lead-alloy sac or bag seal for Kersey |
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Description |
English: A Post Medieval lead alloy four-part cloth seal dating from AD1668 or 1669. The seal was folded whereas the integral rivet was pushed through the perforated disc and hammered flat to secure it. Disc one includes the integral rivet. Disc two bears a square royal shield whilst on disc three the lettering "CAR/SAY" is still legible. Disc two is the first inner disc and shows an animal, possibly horse, with raised fore leg and the letters PH. Disc four is the final perforated disc and has no markings.
The word CARSAY refers to the cloth Kersey: (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kersey_(cloth">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kersey_(cloth)</a>): "Kersey is a kind of coarse woollen cloth that was an important component of the textile trade in Medieval England. It derives its name from kersey yarn and ultimately from the village of Kersey, Suffolk, having presumably originated in that region. However the cloth was made in many places. It was being woven as early as 1262 in Andover, Hampshire, where regulations prohibited the inclusion of Spanish wool in kerseys. By 1475, the West Riding of Yorkshire including Calderdale was also a major producer. Kersey was a lighter weight cloth than broadcloth. English kerseys were widely exported to central Europe and other places: a surviving business letter from the end of the 16th century recommends to trade kerseys for good wine on the Canary Islands. Kersey yarns were spun in large gauges (thicknesses) from inferior carded wool, and made thick and sturdy cloth. Kersey was a warp-backed, twill-weave cloth woven on a four-treadle loom.
The back of the cloth was napped and shorn after fulling, producing a dense, warm fabric with a smooth back." Reference: Egan, G. 1992. Leaden Cloth Seals. Datasheet 3. Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasbeets 1-24. 1985-1998. Reprographic Unit, University of Oxford. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Cumbria | ||
Date |
between 1668 and 1669 date QS:P571,+1668-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1668-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1669-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Accession number |
FindID: 504639 Old ref: LANCUM-E352C2 Filename: LCMJFE352C2.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/382741 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/382741/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/504639 |
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Software used | Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 |
File change date and time | 14:44, 24 May 2012 |
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