Record ID: PUBLIC-E0E8AD
Object type: BOTTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval pale blue - green glass bottle or Apothecary's phial, dating 17th - 18th Century. Blown glass bottle with cylindrical unevenly shaped body, rounded shoulders, short neck, slightly everted rim, pronounced kick in the base. Glass has taken on some white patination which flakes off. Height: 61.80mm, Diameter: 34.22mm, Diameter of neck:13.80mm, Diameter of rim: 20.64mm, Weight:32.80g Reference: Cardenas, K. C. Pharmaceutical glass in post-medieval London: a proposed typology. London Archaeologist, winter 2013/2014.
Created on: Sunday 30th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-E01362
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy jetton of William and Mary (AD1689-1694), minted in Nuremberg by Lazarus Gottlieb Lauffer (AD1663-1709). The obverse depicts the bust of King William facing right with legend WILH.III.D.G.ANG.SCO.FR.ET.HI.REX. The reverse depicts the bust of Queen Mary facing right with legend MARIA.D.G.ANG.SO.FR.E.HI.REGINA. At 7 o'clock, below Mary's bust it reads LGL . R (in smaller letters), likely referring to the initials of the issuer, Lazarus Gottlieb Lauffer. Similar to Mitchiner 1988, no. 1802 & 1803. Reference: Mitchiner, M. 1988. Jetons, Medalets and Toke…
Created on: Sunday 30th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 5th October 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-DFC304
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval copper-alloy anonymous issue Nuremberg jetton, 'ship-orb' type, dating from AD 1525 -1550. (Mitchiner 1988: 376, refs: 1187-1189). Obverse: Fictitious inscription; Profile of a sailing ship bearing a central mast with yard-arm, four stays and single sail. Above the yard-arm the mast head is topped by a letter "G". On the right is a stern - castle, with rudder below and flag staff above. On the left the bow - castle is surmounted by a crossed - staff with pennants. Reverse: Fictitious inscription; Imperial orb surmounted by a cross, within a three-arched …
Created on: Sunday 30th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 5th October 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-DF7092
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper-alloy farthing trade token dating AD1648-1674. This token was issued by Ralph Garner, for his business in Fenchurch Street, London. Obverse: RALPHE . GARNER . IN = A wheatsheaf and a bird Reverse: FANCHVRCH . STREET = R.E.G. (triad of initials, in Roman capitals, in field) Dimensions: diameter: 15.89mm; weight: 0.90g. Reference: Boyne, W. and Williamson, G.C., 1889. Trade Tokens issued in the Seventeenth Century in England, Wales, and Ireland London, Volume 1, 594, 985.
Created on: Sunday 30th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 28th August 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-DF5C32
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper-alloy farthing trade token dating AD1653, issued for a business at the sign of the Cross Shuffles, in Bow Street, London. Obverse: THE CROS SHVFLES = Two shovels crossed Reverse: IN BOW STREETE 1653 = H.B.S. (triad of initials, in Roman capitals, in field) Williamson (1889) notes "Maltsters used the crossed shovels as a sign. The issuer was possibly a meal man, or what is now termed a corn-chandler". Dimensions: diameter: 15.56mm; weight: 0.60g. Reference: Williamson, G. C. 1889. Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century. Elliot Stock: London…
Created on: Sunday 30th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 28th August 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-DEF1E5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper-alloy half penny trade token dating AD 1666. This token was issued by John Roberts, for his business in Maiden Lane, Southwark. Obverse: IOHN . ROBERTS . IN . MAIDEN = FOUNTAIN Reverse: LANE . IN . SOVTHWARK . 1666 = HIS HALF PENY I .R Dimensions: diameter: 19.50mm; weight: 1.30g. Reference: Boyne, W. and Williamson, G.C., 1889. Trade Tokens issued in the Seventeenth Century in England, Wales, and Ireland London, volume 2, page 1030, 302.
Created on: Sunday 30th July 2017
Last updated: Sunday 6th August 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-DC9AF2
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval complete, opened, lead alloy two-disc Colchester cloth seal from the English community dating AD1618. One of the discs has been stamped with the arms of Colchester: a cross (cross raguly) with a larger coronet at the bottom and two smaller coronets above the arms of the cross within an ornate shield; there is "16" to the left of the shield, and "18" to the right of the shield. On the other disc there is the inscription "[E]NG/[LISH][*COL]*/CH[ESTE]R/SAYE/1618". Dimensions: length: 60.17; diameter: 24.40mm; weight: 8.50g; thickness: 3.30mm Egan (1994: 29) writes "…
Created on: Sunday 30th July 2017
Last updated: Sunday 6th August 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D99BF1
Object type: TUNING PEG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval tuning peg made from animal skeletal material, probably bone, probably dating 13th - 15th century. The tuning peg has a circular sectioned shank with a perforation at one end, through which the string would have passed. At the opposite end the cross-section changes to square approximately 8.5mm from the end. Similar tuning pegs are published in MacGregor (1985:147) and MacGregor, Mainman & Rogers (1999:1978) they note that a key would have fitted over the square end to tune instruments such as harps, lyres or fiddles. The published examples date from the late 12th century …
Created on: Sunday 30th July 2017
Last updated: Sunday 6th August 2017
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