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British 19th Century

Britannia Recording Merit [obverse], c. 1800

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Medium

silver

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1999.109.8.a

Artists / Makers

British 19th Century (medalist)

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Inscription

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

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa

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.

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