Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1668
The Ewe and Lamb
John Slater issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business at the sign of the Ewe and Lamb, in Hatton Garden, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 1331; Obv inscription: IOHN. SLATER. AT. YE. EWE. AND (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A ewe suckling a lamb (in field); Rev inscription: LAMBE.IN.HATTEN.GARDEN (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = HIS / HALFE / PENNY / 1668 (in four lines of Roman capitals, in field).
See also token number 8071 in the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles, 62, The Norweb Collection: Tokens of the British Isles 1575-1750, Part VIII - Middlesex and Uncertain Pieces. Hatton Garden, lies in the London Borough of Camden, having formerly been part of Middlesex.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN17622
- Object name:
- The Ewe and Lamb
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Slater, John
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- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1668
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 21 mm, WT 1.66 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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