Saxon & Medieval — Late Medieval; late 15th century
Cloth seal
London cloth seal. Cloth seals were used in a system of quality control and taxation for the textile industry. Cloths were examined for quality by an alnager and a tax (subsidy) was paid to the king of a few pence per piece of cloth. Seals were then attached to the cloth to show they had been examined and the tax had been paid. Most types of cloth could not be legally sold without their alnage seal attached.
- Category:
- Saxon & Medieval
- Object ID:
- 87.180
- Object name:
- cloth seal
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- Late Medieval; late 15th century
- Material:
lead alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 23 mm, DM 26 mm (overall)
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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