Cloth Seal, German, Hamburg, Castle
Cloth Seal, German, Hamburg, Castle, Image & Found by Niels Henrik Andreasen.
Found at the renaissance fortress of Kastellet, Copenhagen, 18mm, 7g.
Three towered castle, HAMBORCH. 1661 around // STVCK decoration above and below
The arms and alternate spelling of Hamburg* identify this seal place of origin.
*In depth: What are the histories behind German city names? "The oldest records of the Hammaburg date back as far as the early 8th century. Back then, Charlemagne used a chapel in the castle to force Christianity onto the pagan people. As the years went by, the name Hammaburg got shorter and shorter. In the 13th century, the city started being called Hamburg or Hamborch. ... the name Hamborch isn’t dead, although the official name of the city is Hamburg – in the regional dialect, Hamburg still sounds like Hamburch or Hamborch."
From Paul Cannon, 'stück' is the German word meaning 'piece' which makes sense in the context of a cloth seal.
See Euro-Plombs for many other examples of cloth seals from Hamburg with the three-towered castle arms on them.
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