BSG.BS.00940

BSG.BS.00940 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1793

Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1793, Image & Found by Bilox.

Russian Flax quality control seal.

First side:- First line - N:P = unknown initials.* Second line - ?12H = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales. Third line - 1793 = date of assessment.

Second side:- First line- ЛД = LD = l'nyanoy dosmotr = Flax Inspection. Second & Third line - ?ЗАХ = ?ZAkh : РОВЬ = ROV name of quality control officer, ?. Zakharov, surname found on three other museum seals,1791 - 1792, see App.7.3*. Fourth line - (H?)74 = (N?)74 = 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.

Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 43 using his extensive database:- ЛД = LD / H.ЗAХAPOBЬ = N.ZAKHAROV / H 74 // NP / IH12H / 1793