Cloth Seal, William III, Alnage, Thistle, 1694 onward
Cloth Seal, William III, Alnage, Image & Found by James Crombie.
Found in Yorkshire, 18 x 14mm.
Inner discs of a four disc alnage seal showing head of William III, MAG BR(I) REX around. On the other disc thistle with 1 to its right and possibly 1/2 to its left.
William III (King of Great Britain) is recognised by his hook nose. See p.64, Geoff Egan, 'Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum' Occasional Paper 93, "William III ... can be identified from his hooked nose. ... parallels with the same stamp on the third disc provide evidence for this attribution ... backed up by the RWR ligature" and Endrei, W. and Egan, G. 1982. ‘The sealing of cloth in Europe, with special reference to the English evidence’, Textile History, 13, 47-75, - Fig.10 (a).
