Post-Medieval — 1656
The Sun Tavern
This trade token, worth a farthing, was issued at the Sun Tavern, in Whitechapel, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3425; Obv inscription: THE.SVNN.TAVERN.IN (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = The sun (in field); Rev inscription: WHITE.CHAPPELL.1656 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = T.R.T. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
Whitechapel lay in Stepney, Middlesex; it is now part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/1273
- Object name:
- The Sun Tavern
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- T.T.
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- Related events:
- Related places:
Middlesex; Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London [Tower Hamlets]
- Production date:
- 1656
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 16 mm, WT 0.82 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:
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- Creative commons usage:
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