Post-Medieval — 17th century
Leather Bottle sign
Leather bottle sign. London’s streets were full of over-hanging signs for shops, taverns and houses. They were an inconvenience for people on horseback, or for carts and carriages, especially in narrow lanes. Until the 1760s, houses did not have numbers so people identified their homes with a sign. The City of London’s rebuilding rules of 1667 said that ‘no sign posts shall hang cross, but the signs shall be fixed against the balconies, or some other convenient part of the side of the house’. Many people ignored the rules and carried on using hanging signs.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 7150
- Object name:
- Leather Bottle sign
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 17th century
- Material:
wood, copper, iron
- Measurements/duration:
- L 480 mm, DM 300 mm (overall)
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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