Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Sugar Loaf
William Fry issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for his business at the sign of the Sugar Loaf, in Wapping, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3300; Obv inscription: WIL.FRY.AT.THE.SVGGAR (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A sugar-loaf (in field); Rev insciption: LOFE.IN.WAPPING (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = W.F (in field, in Roman capitals).
See also token number 8539 in the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles, 62, The Norweb Collection: Tokens of the British Isles 1575-1750, Part VIII - Middlesex and Uncertain Pieces. Wapping lies in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, having formerly been part of Stepney, Middlesex.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/1247
- Object name:
- The Sugar Loaf
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Fry, William
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- Related places:
Middlesex; Wapping, Tower Hamlets, London [Tower Hamlets], Tower Hamlets
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
- copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 15 mm, WT 1.06 g
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
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