Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1658
The Salutation
This trade token, worth a farthing, was issued at the Salutation tavern in Bedlam (Old Bethlem neighbourhood, now Liverpool Street).
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 185; Obv inscription: AT.THE.SALVTATION (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = Two men saluting (in field); Rev inscription: IN.BEDLAM.1658 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = G.A.H. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
The image of two men saluting is a representation of the Salutation of the Virgin, but over time was simplified to this image, though the name of the premises still indicates the original meaning. See also J. H. Burn, A Descriptive Catalogue of the London Traders, Tavern, and Coffee-house Tokens current in the Seventeenth Century, presented to the Corporation Library by Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy, 2nd ed. (London, 1855), no. 142. Old Bethlem neighbourhood, now Liverpool Street, lies in Bishopsgate Ward, in the City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/142
- Object name:
- The Salutation
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- G.H.
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- Related events:
- Related places:
Old Bethlem (Liverpool Street), Bishopsgate Ward, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1658
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 15 mm, WT 0.82 g
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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