Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1671
The Coffee House
Andrew Vincent issued this trade token, worth a penny, for his business, a coffee shop in Friday Street.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 1134; Obv inscription: ANDREW. VINCENT. YE. COFFEE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A hand pouring from a coffee-pot (in field); Rev inscription: HOVSE. IN. FRYDAY. STREET.71 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = 1D (in field, in Roman capitals).
There are two similar tokens in the museum collection, 96.66/509 and NN17494. See also token number 7002 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, and Bryant Lillywhite, London Coffee Houses (London, 1963), no. 1463. Friday Street lies in Bread Street Ward, in the City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN17585
- Object name:
- The Coffee House
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Vincent, Andrew
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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; 1671
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 26 mm, WT 3.32 g
- Part of:
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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:
digital image © London Museum
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