Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Kirk, James, active 1784-1793
Title:
James Kirk toy shop token.
Alternate Title(s):
Kirk
Published / Created:
London, between 1784 and [1793?]
Physical Description:
1 token : brass ; 31 mm in diameter
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Flat D 9D
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
Obverse: depiction of a toy shop, with a female shopkeeper serving a female customer with two children. Shelves of the shop display doll figures and horses. Lettering (at bottom): KIRK.

Reverse: text only. Lettering: DUTCH AND ENGLISH TOYS, FANS, &c. / SOLD BY I KIRK IN ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD.

Dating of the token from the Victoria & Albert Museum (its description of item B.77-1996). Kirk is listed as toy merchant at 52 St. Paul's Church Yard in contemporary directories from 1784 to 1793.

Edge: plain.

A Conder token, or privately minted coin, issued by James Kirk, toy merchant of London.
Subject Terms:
Kirk, James, active 1784–1793. | Toys -- Great Britain. | Toy stores -- Great Britain. | Toy industry -- Great Britain. | Dolls -- Great Britain. | Interiors.
Form/Genre:
Tokens. | Conder tokens.