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17th century halfpenny token, issued by Thomas Powell, baker, Cambridge, 1666.: CM.TR.645-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

17th century halfpenny token, issued by Thomas Powell, baker, Cambridge, 1666.

Maker(s)

Issuer: Powell, Thomas

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Measurements and weight

Diameter: 18 mm
Die Axis: 270 degrees
Weight: 2.24 g

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1937-08-11) by Trinity College, Cambridge

Dating

Production date: AD 1666

Note

Label text from the exhibition ‘Feast and Fast: The Art of Food in Europe, 1500–1800’, on display at The Fitzwilliam Museum from 26 November 2019 until 31 August 2020: Thomas Powell’s halfpenny token is decorated with nine lozenges in a diamond formation, probably representing a stylised plaited loaf. Since this device appears on other tokens where the issuer describes himself as a baker, it is likely that this was also the trade of the 22-year-old Powell who lived in the parish of St Clement’s, Cambridge.

Materials used in production

Copper alloy

Techniques used in production

Cast (process)

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.TR.645-R
Primary reference Number: 96065
Dickinson: 71
Ordering: T17C-0317
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 12 December 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 12 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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