Record ID: LON-A62256
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy token dating from the first half of the 16th century. Other Early Tudor tokens can be found in Mitchiner and Skinner (1984:148-49, nos.18-47) which are dated to early 16th century. Obverse: Cross pattée: border annulets. Reverse: Star of David, the legend in the margin is uncertain. Dimensions: diameter: 18.49mm; weight: 2.03g. Reference: Mitchiner, M. and Skinner, A. 1984. English Tokens C.1425 - 1672.
Created on: Saturday 13th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2018
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Record ID: LON-A5D90E
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post medieval copper alloy thimble dating AD1520-1620. The thimble has a wide margin between the base and the regularly spaced pits. The pits are drilled in a spiral and they cover the peak. Where the pits terminate, there is a makers stamp in the form of a capital letter 'R'. Holmes (1988:3) writes "Thimbles with hand punched indentations often have a maker's mark which is struck where the spiral of the indentations begins near the base. These would appear to have been imported mostly from Nuremberg where, under the ordinances of the Guild of Thimble-makers, all thimbles a…
Created on: Saturday 13th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2018
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Record ID: LON-9ABEE5
Object type: COSTREL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete North Italian Marbled (marmorizzata) bichrome lion headed baluster shaped costrel (fiascha da viaggio), dating from AD1600-1650. The remaining costrel consists of base, body and part of the neck. This constitutes approximately nine tenths of the original vessel with only the top part of the neck and thick flanged rim missing. The vessel has a tapering neck which swells into a near spherical 'bulb' shaped body before contracting to a pedestal shaped base. Two sets of diametrically opposed evenly spaced lion head lugs are attached to the body. The first set are attached ju…
Created on: Saturday 13th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2018
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