Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1669
The Grocers' Arms
John Ering issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business in Old Brentford, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1891) reference Middlesex number 14; Obv inscription: IOHN.ERING.1669 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = The Grocers' arms (in field); Rev inscription: IN.OLD.BRANFORD (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = HIS / HALF / PENY / I.M.E. (in four lines of Roman capitals with triad of initials as bottom, in field).
The arms of the Worshipful Company of Grocers are: Argent a chevron Gules between nine cloves Sable (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 token number 9091 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. Old Brentford lay in Ealing Parish; the area is now part of the London Borough of Hounslow.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- N2173
- Object name:
- The Grocers' Arms
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- Artist/Maker:
- Ering, John
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- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1669
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 19 mm, WT 1.84 g
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Long-term loan
Thomas Layton Trust
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digital image © London Museum
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