Post-Medieval — 1658
The Leg
Ann Curtis issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for her business in Wapping, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3292; Obv inscription: ANN.CVRTIS.1658 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A stocking (in field) Rev inscription: IN.WAPING (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A.C (initials in field, in Roman capitals).
See also, NN19493 and NN19494, in the museum collection, and token number 8508 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. Wapping lies in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, having formerly been part of Stepney, Middlesex.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/1252
- Object name:
- The Leg
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- Artist/Maker:
- Curtis, Ann
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- Production date:
- 1658
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 16 mm, WT 0.97 g
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
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