BSG.BS.01022

BSG.BS.01022 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, SPB, 1838

Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, SPB, 1838, Image & Found by P0k3Rman.

Found just outside Arbroath in the County of Angus in North East Scotland, 21mm x 19mm.

A Russian flax bale quality control seal.

First side:- First line:- ЛД = LD = Flax Inspection (L'nyannoy Dosmotr) Second & Third lines:- ИМ:ЕР(E?) = IM:ER(E?) МЕЕВ(Ь?) = MEEV(softens preceding consonant) - (initials & surname of Quality Control Officer, - I.M. Eremeev - Seal from 1830's with same name is recorded in the Dundee Museum ref. DUN:AHH.2005-16.09)* Fourth line:- H41(3?) = N41(3?) = the number of the post the QA Officer worked at.*

Second side:- First line:- (С)ПБ = (S)PB = St. Petersburg Second line:- НоП.2. = Indicates the quality and type of goods but uncertain what initials stood for.* Third line:- M.K. Fourth line:- 1838 = Date of grading

See Figs.14a & b on page 54, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.

Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 26 using his extensive database:- ПД = PD / ИM:EPEMEEBЬ = IM:EREMEEV / H41 // CПБ / HoП.2 / M.K. / 1838