Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Half Moon
Edward Attwood issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for his business at the sign of the Half Moon, most likely the Half Moon tavern, in Cheapside.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 572; Obv inscription: EDWARD.ATTWOOD (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A half moon (in field); Rev inscription: IN.CHEAP.SIDE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = E.I.A. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
The Half Moon tavern was on the north side of Cheapside, abutting westward on Gutter Lane, it is known to have burnt down in the Great Fire of London and been rebuilt, see 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. 319. Cheapside lies in Cheap Ward, Cordwainer Ward, Cripplegate Ward, the ward of Farringdon Within and Bread Street Ward, in the City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/319
- Object name:
- The Half Moon
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Attwood, Edward
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- Related places:
Cheapside, Cheap Ward & Cordwainer Ward & Cripplegate Ward & ward of Farringdon Within & Bread Street Ward, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 16 mm, WT 1.16 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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