Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1670
The Drapers' Arms
Joseph Keele issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business in Wandsworth, Surrey.
Boyne & Williamson (1891) reference Surrey number 302; Obv inscription: IOSEPH.KELE.OF (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = The Drapers' arms (in field); Rev inscription: WANDSWORTH.1670 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = HIS / HALF / PENY (in three lines of Roman capitals, in field).
The arms of the Worshipful Company of Drapers are: Azure three clouds with sunbeams issuing proper crowned with imperial crowns (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). Wandsworth formerly lay in Surrey, it is now part of the London Borough of Wandsworth.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- A14968
- Object name:
- The Drapers' Arms
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Kele, Joseph
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- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1670
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 18 mm, WT 1.09 g
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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