Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Boar
John Cotterell issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business at Bacon's Inn, Middlessex. The use of a boar as a symbol on the token is likely to be a pun on the name of the place it was issued from.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 105; Obv inscription: IOHN.COTTERELL (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A boar passant (in field); Rev inscription: OF.BACONS.INN (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = HIS / HALFE / PENY (in three lines of Roman capitals, in field).
There are two similar tokens in the museum collection, NN117563 and NN16443. According to Harden's Dictionary of London, Bacon's Inn were 'Gardens, lands and messuages on the east side of Chancery Lane...in occupation of Nicholas Bacon, 16 Eliz (Add.MS.15590), British Library. Chancery Lane lies within the London boroughs of Camden, City of Westminster and City of London, in the ward of Farringdon Without, having formerly lain across, Holborn and Westminster in Middlesex, and the ward of Farringdon Without, in the City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- A23448
- Object name:
- The Boar
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Cotterell, John
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- Related places:
Middlesex; Bacon's Inn, Chancery Lane, Camden & City of Westminster & ward of Farringdon Without, City of London, London [Camden] [City of Westminster] [City of London], Camden, City of Westminster, City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 19 mm, WT 1.51 g
- Part of:
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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