Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1786

Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1786, Image & Found by Bilox.
Came from around Wetherby / Goldsboro / Knaresbough area.

This is a Russian flax bale quality control seal.

First side:-
First line - N:(P?). = unknown initials.*
Second line - IM12 = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1786 = date of assessment.

Second side:-
First line - Д(I?) = D(I?) = initials for Inspection.
Second & Third line - ПЛОТБ = PLOTB // НEКОВЬ = NyeKOV' = name of quality control officer*.
Fourth line - H250 = N250 = number of work station used by QA officer.

See Fig.4b, p.53, Box 4c, p.17 and section 5.2.5.6, p.22, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.


Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 32 using his extensive database:-
N:P / IM12H / 1786 // ДI = DI / ПЛOTЬHEKOBЬ = PLOT''NEKOV / H250