Britannia Recording Merit [obverse]

c. 1800

British 19th Century

Attributed to

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 5.32 cm (2 1/8 in.)
    gross weight: 53.26 gr (0.117 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession Number

    1999.109.8.a

Associated Artworks

Thorp Seminary Award [reverse]

British 19th Century

1809

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1999 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 952, repro.

Inscriptions

around bottom circumference: POSTERA CRESCES LAUDE RECENS; on plaque held by angel below Britannia: REGIS / OF / HON

Wikidata ID

Q63861589

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