Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Chandler
Edward Sanders issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for his business, at a chandler's shop in Friday Street.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 1133A; Obv inscription: EDWARD.SANDERS (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = E.M.S. (traid of initials in Roman capitals); Rev inscription: IN.FRIDAY.STREETE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A / CHAND/ SHOP (in three lines of Roman capitals, in field).
The issuer may be ?Edward Sanders of St Margaret Moses, box-maker, Joiner, fl. 1661, see Percival Boyd, [Inhabitants of London]. Society of Genealogists, MS. 31088. See also token number 7001 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. Friday Street is in Bread Street Ward, in the City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN17493
- Object name:
- The Chandler
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Sanders, Edward
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- Related places:
Friday Street, 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 1.21 g
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
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