The Lion’s Head at Button’s Coffee-House, reproduced in William Harrison Ukers’ All About Coffee (1922). Of the piece Jospeh Addison remarked in a Guardian article from 1713: “An excellent piece of workmanship, designed by a great hand in imitation of the antique Egyptian lion, the face of it being compounded out of a lion and a wizard.”.
Featured on PDR in the essay The Lost World of the London Coffeehouse
In contrast to today's rather mundane spawn of coffeehouse chains, the London of the 17th and 18th century was home to an eclectic and thriving coffee drinking scene. Matthew Green explores the halcyon days of the London coffeehouse, a haven for caffeine-fueled debate and innovation which helped to shape the modern world.
Also appearing in the essay…
The Lion’s Head at Button’s Coffee-House
Date
1922
From
All About Coffee Guardian
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