British memorial medal – HCR95041

Obverse

Reverse

Inscription:

ALLEN & MOORE 1847 / THE HOUSE IN WHICH / "THE IMMORTAL BARD" / WAS BORN, AT STRATFORD / -UPON-AVON. 1564

Design:

view of Shakespeare's house and birthplace

Information

Person

William Shakespeare (subject) , Allen & Moore (engraver)

Dating

1847

Note

ticket suggests "by Brown"?; and a date of 1864, but the type is 1847 (prod. Allen & Moore); object is framed and paired with its correct obverse, for which see HCR95042

Period

Modern

Kind

medal

Metal

silver

Reign

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

13.54

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

117B

Acquisition date

6/2019

Source

J. Eric Engstrom

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. Eric Engstrom, 2019.

Acquisition note

J. Eric Engstrom Shakespeare Medal Collection

uniface
framed

Source of portrait

Wedgwood portrait

Country of origin

Great Britain

Reference

BHM : 2297

Note:

p. 129

Reference

Ogden, W. S. - 1910 - Shakspere's portraiture: painted, graven, and medallic : 56a

Note:

p. 187

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher