Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Woodmongers' Arms
Gawain Gouldegay, a woodmonger, issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for his business in Whitefriars, in the ward of Farringdon Without, City of London.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3478; Obv inscription: GOVIN.GOVLDEGAY.WOOD (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = The Woodmongers' arms (in field); Rev inscription: MONGER.IN.WHIT.FRIRS (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = G.A.G. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
The arms of the Worshipful Company of Woodmongers are: A sword erect point upwards in pale proper Pomel and Hilt Gules between two Cart Wheels in fesse of the last (J. Bromley, The Armorial Bearings of the Guilds of London: a record of the heraldry of the surviving companies with historical notes; with...[illustrations] by Heather Child...(London, 1960). See also, NN19611 and 96.66/1298, in the museum collection, and token number 7845 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.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN19612
- Object name:
- The Woodmongers' Arms
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Gouldegay, Gawain
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- Related places:
Whitefriars, ward of Farringdon Without, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 15 mm, WT 0.79 g
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
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