BSG.BS.01032 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Hemp, PPC

Found by Paul Manning on the outskirts of Gloucester.

A Russian bale seal.

First side:- First line:- (Н?)П = (N?)P Second and Third line:- ФЛАР = FLAR // ОНОВ1 = ONOV1 = Indicates the quality and type of goods but uncertain what initials stood for.* Fourth line:- ?II - unknown

Second side:- First line:- ?.П.С. = ?.P.S. Second & Third lines:- ?:ТЮР = ?:TyuR // ИНЪ = IN [initials & surname of Quality Control Officer, Tyurin - there are five seals with this surname on them recorded in App.7.3.1, 'Quality Control Officers (Provenance indeterminable)' one is dated 1794.]* Fourth line:- H:1 = N:1 = the number of the post the QA Officer worked at.*

See Figs. on pages 54 & 55, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.

Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 81 using his extensive database:- ПП = PP / Ф.ЛAPИOHOBЬ = F.LARIONOV / N1 // ППC = PPC / B.TЮPИHЬ = V.TYURIN / H1