BSG.BS.02194 — Russian, A T Chudova Seal

ВИ / Чудо / ва, ВEЛИ[КIE] ЛУКИ around (see below) // blank

From Paul Cannon, "I wonder if these two seals relate to the Russian town of ‘Velikiye Luki’, close to the Latvian border. In the centre of the inscription is the personal name ‘Chudova’. For another seal containing the same place name and the same personal name, but with different initials see BSG.BS.00578. It is clearly a member of the same family."

From Philippe Lanez, "For Chudova Velikie Luki, Google AI writes : "En lien avec Velikiye Luki, le nom Chudova (Чудова) désigne historiquement la célèbre famille de marchands Chudov, propriétaire de bâtiments emblématiques du XIXe siècle comme la maison sur la place Pyatnitskaya qui a abrité la première école réelle de la ville." "In connection with Velikiye Luki, the name Chudova (Чудова) historically refers to the prominent Chudov merchant family, owners of iconic 19th-century buildings such as the house on Pyatnitskaya Square, which once housed the city's first *realschule* (technical secondary school".

Tanya Flow confirmed the initials, "The initials are В.И. (V.I.)".

Flax and hemp are common exports to Britain from Russia at this time but many other goods are also possible.