BSG.BS.00963

BSG.BS.00963 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1807

Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1807, Image by StuE, Found by Ged.

Found in Wetherby / Knaresbough area, 22.4 x 19.7mm, 10.4g.

First side:- First line - NP Second line - CБ12H = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales. Third line - 1807 = date of assessment.

Second side:- First line- ЛД = LD = l'nyanoy dosmotr = Flax Inspection. Second & Third line - Л.HOH = L.NON : Д???? = D???? name of quality control officer. Fourth line - unreadable = number of work station used by QA officer.

See Fig.4b and section 5.2.4.1, p.21, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.

Russian Flax quality control seal.

Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 55 using his extensive database:- NP / CБ12H / 1807 // ЛД = LD / A.ПOEДABШИH = A.POEDAVSHIN / H33