Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Woodmongers' Arms
Robert Chapman issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business in Bridewell Dock (area near Bride Lane).
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 423; Obv inscription: ROBERT.CHAPMAN.AT.BRIDE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = The Woodmongers' Arms (in field); Rev inscription: WELL.DOCK.HIS.HALF.PENY (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = R.E.C. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
The arms of the Worshipful Company of Woodmongers are: A sword erect point upwards in pale proper Pomel and Hilt Gules between two Cart Wheels in fesse of the last (J. Bromley, The Armorial Bearings of the Guilds of London: a record of the heraldry of the surviving companies with historical notes; with...[illustrations] by Heather Child...(London, 1960). See also token numbers 6708a, 6708b, 6709a and 6709b in the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles, 59, The Norweb Collection: Tokens of the British Isles 1575-1750, Part VII - City of London. Bridewell was a precinct between Bride Lane and the River Thames, which included a dock. Bridewell Dock lies in the ward of Farringdon Without, in the City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/231
- Object name:
- The Woodmongers' Arms
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Chapman, Robert
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- Related places:
Bridewell Dock, Nr. Bride Lane, Fleet Street, ward of Farringdon Without, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 20 mm, WT 2.01 g
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 80%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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