Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Raven
Thomas Snow, issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for his business in Budge Row (off Cannon Street).
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 443; Obv inscription: THOMAS. SNOW (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A raven on a branch (in field); Rev inscription: IN.BVDGE.ROE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A stick of candles and T.A.S. (triad of initials in Roman capitals with stick candles between, in field).
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. 249. Budge Row lies in Cordwainer Ward, in the City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/249
- Object name:
- The Raven
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Snow, Thomas
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- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 15 mm, WT 0.59 g
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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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