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Cloth Seal, Norwich Weavers' Company Seal

Cloth Seal, Norwich Weavers' Company Seal, Image by StuE, Found by Adam & Lisa.
Found in Lincolnshire, 17mm, 5.1g.

NO / RWI / CH // ?B / ??(?H)B / C (S?)?? / H?

This seal is a Norwich Weavers' Company seal with the initials representing the twelve wardens of that year who were responsible for supervising the standard of the cloth produced. No records survive for these initials in the Mayor's Court Book in the Norwich Archives.

See No.85 Fig.22, Egan, Lead Seals and Related Items in the British Museum, which was also found on the Thames foreshore near London Bridge (north).

Also see the 'Worsted Reformed' seals that were attached to the other end of these cloths.

Date: 08/12/15
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Full size: 1914x1242
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Cloth Seal, Norwich Weavers' Company Seal
Keywords: Unique Identification Number - BSG.CS.009039 Date c 17th century
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