Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Coffee House
W. Shaw issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for his business, a coffee house, in Tower Royal (now College Hil).
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3228; Obv inscription: W.SHAW.AT.THE.COFFEE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A hand holding a coffee-pot (in field); Rev inscription: HOVSE.IN.TOORE.ROYAL (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = W.E.S. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
See also, 96.66/1205, in the museum collection, and token number 7757 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. Tower Royal was a messuage of tenements, which lay along the length of what is now College Hill, in Cordwainer Ward and Vintry Ward, in the City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN19442
- Object name:
- The Coffee House
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Shaw, W.E.
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Tower Royal (College Hill), Cordwainer Ward & Vintry Ward, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 17 mm, WT 1.51 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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