Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Old Coffee House
Stephen Hayward and George Backler issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for their business in St Michael's Alley, Cornhill Ward, City of London.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2695; Obv inscription: STEPH. HAYWARD. GEO. BACKLER (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A hand pouring coffee into a cup (in field); Rev inscription: At. the / old. Coffee / house. in. St. / Michells. Ally / formerly. 1/2 / Bomans (in six lines of cursive script, in field).
See also token number 7615 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. 62.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN18664
- Object name:
- The Old Coffee House
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Hayward, Stephen, Backler, George
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
St Michael's Alley, Cornhill Ward, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 21 mm, WT 2.96 g
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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