Commemorative white plaster medal from The Company of Proprietors of the Tunnel under the river Thames 'in celebration on an attempt of a tunnel under the Thames that failed'.
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Object number2014.03209.2
TitleCommemorative white plaster medal from The Company of Proprietors of the Tunnel under the river Thames 'in celebration on an attempt of a tunnel under the Thames that failed'.
CreatorThe Company of Proprietors of the Thames (creator)
DescriptionWhite plaster medal from 'The Company of Proprietors of the Tunnel under the river Thames', showing Old Father Thames in the top half and the tunnel on the bottom half of one side. Inscribed on the reverse in ink are the words 'Medallion in celebration of an Attempt of a Tunnel under the Thames which failed'.
Object namemedal
Object categorycommemorative
Materialplaster
Techniquecast
Dimensions
- diameter: 55 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”