Brown metal commemorative medal for the Thames Tunnel, 1842
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Object number2014.03196
TitleBrown metal commemorative medal for the Thames Tunnel, 1842
Creator J. Taylor (creator)
DescriptionA brown metal commemorative medal one side with a profile portrait titled 'Sir Isambart [sic] Marc Brunel, F.R.S. &c.', the other with a view of the tunnel below the River Thames titled 'Thames Tunnel 1842'. In original brown leather case with green velvet and cream silk material and a metal clasp with the inscription 'Die Sinker, Seal engraver &c. 27 Strand, Warrington.'
Production placeWarrington
Production date 1842 - 1842
Object namemedal
Object categorycommemorative
Dimensions
- medal diameter: 42 mm
box height: 57 mm
width: 57 mm
depth: 10 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”