Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1777, Image by StuE, Found by Dave Haffenden.
Found in Colchester Area.
Russian Flax quality control seal.
First side:-
First line - N:P = unknown initials.*
Second line - (I?)Z12H = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1777 = date of assessment.
Second side:-
First line- illegible.
Second & Third line - HE(OC?) = Iye(OS?) : ДОРЬ = DOR name of quality control officer, see App.7.3*.
Fourth line - H32? = N32? = number of work station used by QA officer.
See Fig.4b and section 5.2.4.1, p.21, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.
