17th century halfpenny token issued by Robert Millard, baker, Caxton, Cambridgeshire.
Issuer: Millard, Robert
History note: No provenance.
Diameter: 21 mm
Die Axis: 0 degrees
Weight: 2.21 g
Method of acquisition: Unknown (1908)
Production date: AD 1668
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.
Accession number: CM.BI.375-R
Primary reference Number: 96760
Dickinson: 86
Ordering: T17C-0358
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
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