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Cloth Seal, Clothier's Seal, Tiverton, George Lewis

Cloth Seal, Clothier's Seal, Tiverton, George Lewis, Image & Found by Adriaan Wagemakers.
Found in the Netherlands, 27mm.

22, GEORGE * LEWIS *** around // Foote privy mark G O below foot, SAML.BURRIDGE TIVERTON* around

Originally recorded by Jan van Oostveen 11/5/2019.

A seal from the Tiverton clothier George Lewis (trading 1748 to 1776), Evans Type 3.3.1. Example of this type of seal recorded as Nos.50 Fig.5 p.402, Maunder, P., Tiverton Cloth: The Story of the Town's Woollen Trade 1475 - 1815. A helpful classification system for these seals, devised by Jane Evans, can be found as an appendix to this book.

The fullest collection of Tiverton cloth seals (about thirty) is on permanent display in Tiverton Museum.

Date: 08/22/2021
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Full size: 1520x848
Cloth Seal, Clothier's Seal, Tiverton, George Lewis
Keywords: Unique Identification Number - BSG.CS.01781 Date 1748 to 1776
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