BSG.CS.02099 — Sandwich, Cinque Ports, Single Hulk/Lion Seal

S / Lion passant and hulk of ship dimidiated and conjoined / W, ...D(TSC?)..I N... around // missing, single rivet stub possibly showing part of a griffin

This seal matches one recorded on p.144, Provenanced Leaden Cloth Seals by Geoffrey Egan, Sub-Department of Medieval Archaeology, University College, University of London. submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 1987, "lion passant and hulk of ship dimidiated and conjoined, S above, W below, (L)... A... around // beast passant".

“In 1561 a group of families, numbering 406 persons, were allowed to settle in Sandwich. They apparently came from London, being 'planted', upon the Queen's order, with the purpose of 'repaire to our said towne and porte of Sandwich' through textile production and fishing.” [Harte, N.B., 1997, p.218, Holderness, B.A.,The Reception and Distribution of the New Draperies in England, pp.217-243].

See other Sandwich seals.