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Номер объекта2014.03621.22
НазваниеAmerican souvenir medal of the SS Great Eastern from 1859
Создатель J. H. Merriam
ОписаниеCopper medal commemorating the Great Eastern steamship, dated 1859. It is an American souvenir medal, produced by J. H. Merriam of New York. The recto depicts a starboard view of the ship at sea, under steam with its sails furled, with a caption above and below of the ship's name and year of maiden voyage. The reverse has details of Brunel and Scott Russell as designer and builder of the ship, and details of the ship's dimensions, the latter enclosed in a wreath design. BHM 2661 Chr6 in Laurence Brown's British Historical Medals catalogue.
Место изготовленияNew York
Дата circa 1859 - circa 1859
Наименованиеmedal
Наименованиеcommemorative
Материалcopper
Техникаstruck
Размерность
- diameter: 31 mm
thickness: 2.5 mm
Кредитная линия“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”