Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1669
The Cock
John Waters issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business at the sign of the Cock, at Tower Docks, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3192; Obv inscription: IOHN.WATERS.AT.YE.COCK (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A cock (in field); Rev inscription: AT.TOWER.DOCKE.1669 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = HIS / HALF / PENY / I.E.W. (in four lines of Roman capitals with triad of intials as bottom, in field); octagonal
See also, NN19418, in the museum collection. Tower Dock lay below the Tower of London, in Stepney, Middlesex; the area now lies in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN19419
- Object name:
- The Cock
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Waters, John
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1669
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 20 mm, WT 1.10 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:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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