Trade or cargo seal
Post mediaeval lead trade or cargo seal. Seals were used to tag sacks and other items for export to show that they had been checked.
The first mention of Carsethorn being used as a harbour occurs in 1562, and as the trade of the port expanded several warehouses were built to accomodate it. By the 1790s large timber ships from the Baltic off-loaded their cargoes here and many of the houses in the village were inns for travellers.
Object no :
DMDR013a, DMDR013b
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Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
L 33mm, W 38mm, D 8mm
Materials :
lead
Location :
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