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17th century halfpenny token issued by Robert Millard, baker, Caxton, Cambridgeshire.: CM.BI.375-R

Object information

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Titles

17th century halfpenny token issued by Robert Millard, baker, Caxton, Cambridgeshire.

Maker(s)

Issuer: Millard, Robert

Entities

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Notes

History note: No provenance.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 21 mm
Die Axis: 0 degrees
Weight: 2.21 g

Place(s) associated

  • Caxton

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown (1908)

Dating

Production date: AD 1668

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: Robert Millard was a baker based in Caxton in the second half of the seventeenth century. His halfpenny token proudly declares his name and profession in elegant capital letters encircling a beautifully decorated round pie crust. Following Millard’s death in 1718, an inventory of his bakehouse-cum-home listed not only a well-stocked kitchen but also a separate baking room with various equipment including pots, pans, dishes, sieves, a dough stand, and a cheese stand.

Materials used in production

Copper alloy

Techniques used in production

Milled (coinage)

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.BI.375-R
Primary reference Number: 96760
Dickinson: 86
Ordering: T17C-0358
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 November 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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