BSG.CS.01436 — Cloth Seal, Dutch, Leiden, Groot Double Stael

Found at the "Wassenaarse Polder" near Leimuiden in The Netherlands, 75mm.

OVER / GROOT / DOUBLE / STAEL / GEBLAUT , crown above & palm leaves to sides // OVER / GROOT / DOUBLE / STAEL / GEBLAUT , crown above & palm leaves to sides

Identified by Jan van Oostveen as 'Staalloood' from the city of Leiden.

The stael mark usually applies to cloth that has met certain dying standards.