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Object name(s):
Norfolk token; token
Brief description:
Token, Post-medieval copper alloy Norfolk trade token of Cleare Shewel, Harleston, dated 1656, with CLEARE SHEWELL and a shield in the centre of the obverse and IN HARLSTONE 1656 and a rose in the centre between initials CS on the reverse
Collection:
Norfolk Museums
Acquisition date:
7.1954
Acquisition method:
bequest
Associated concept:
archaeology
Associated concept:
currency
Condition:
fair
Current location:
Not on display - In store
Dimension:
diameter
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
16
Dimension:
weight
Dimension measurement unit:
g
Dimension value:
1.10
Inscription content:
CLEARE SHEWELL
Inscription position:
obverse
Inscription content:
CS IN HARLSTONE 1656
Inscription position:
reverse
Material:
copper alloy
Object name:
Norfolk token; token
Object number:
NWHCM : 1954.112.46
Object production date:
1656
Date - earliest / single:
1656
Date - latest:
1656
Object production person:
Shewel, Cleare
Object production place:
England
Other number:
112.954(46)
Other number type:
assigned number
Responsible department/section:
Archaeology

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7f1c45f2-1bdb-399b-a8c1-e0290dd94dc8

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7f1c45f2-1bdb-399b-a8c1-e0290dd94dc8, Norfolk Museums, CC BY-NC

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