Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Grocers' Arms
Nathaniel Harding, a grocer, issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for his business in the parish of St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2494; Obv inscription: NAT.HARDING.GROSER (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = N.H (in field, in Roman capitals); Rev inscription: GILESES.IN.THE.FEILDS (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = The Grocers' arms (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). St Giles in the Fields was a parish in Holborn, Middlesex; it now lies in the London Borough of Camden.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/520
- Object name:
- The Grocers' Arms
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Harding, Nathaniel
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
St Giles in the Fields parish, Holborn, Camden, London [Camden], Camden
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 16 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
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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