Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Grocers' Arms
Henry Hayward issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for his business at the Bulwark Gate, Tower Hill, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 446; Obv inscrption: HENRY.HAYWARD.AT (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = The Grocers' arms (in field); Rev inscription: THE.BVLWORKE.GATE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = H.A.H. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
The depiction of the Grocers' Company arms suggests this may have been Henry Haywards profession. The arms of the Worshipful Company of Grocers are: Argent a chevron Gules between nine cloves Sable (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). The Bulwark Gate may have been one of the gates of the Tower or a gate in the wall, see Henry A. Harben, A Dictionary of London (London, 1918). The area lies in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, having formerly been part of Stepney, Middlesex.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN16606
- Object name:
- The Grocers' Arms
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Hayward, Henry
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- Related places:
Middlesex; Bulwark Gate, Tower Hill, Tower Hamlets, London [Tower Hamlets], Tower Hamlets
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 15 mm, WT 1.04 g
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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