Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Ram's Head
William Jonas issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for his business in Houghton Street, New Market (Clare Market), Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 1504A; Obv inscription: WILL.IONAS.HOVING (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A ram's head (in field); Rev inscription: STREET.NEW.MARKIT (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = W.A.I. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
See also, NN17699, in the museum collection for a half penny token from this issuer. Clare Market (also known as New Market) was named after John Holles, second Earl of Clare who established a small food market at Clement's Inn Fields in 1657, the market area spread over a wider area in time, with butchers' and grocers' shops covering many streets, J. H. Burn, A Descriptive Catalogue of the London Traders, Tavern, and Coffee-house Tokens current in the Seventeenth Century, presented to the Corporation Library by Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy, 2nd ed. (London, 1855), p. 69-70. The area lies in the City of Westminster, having formerly been part of Westminster, Middlesex.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN17700
- Object name:
- The Ram's Head
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Jonas, William
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- Related places:
Middlesex; Houghton Street, New Market (Clare Market), City of Westminster, London [City of Westminster], City of Westminster
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 17 mm, WT 2.28 g
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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