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Medallion

Date1857-1870
Where depictedLondon, UK, Europe
MediumLead
DimensionsObject/Work: 95 x 110 x 2 mm
ClassificationsPersonal Ornament
Terms
    Object numberC05754
    DescriptionLarge, fake medieval medallion with an arch-shaped ring at the top. Engraved on one side are 2 figures in armour with a sword encircled by letters; on the other side is a man with a crown on a throne flanked by swords and an owl. Fake made by the forgers William Monk/ Smith and Charles Eaton - known as "Billy and Charley."
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    Medallion
    William Monk
    1857-1870
    Medallion
    William Monk
    1857-1870
    Medallion
    William Monk
    1857-1870
    Medallion
    William Monk
    1840-1870
    Medallion
    William Monk
    1800-1900
    Figure
    Charles Eaton
    1840-1870
    Figure
    William Monk
    1840-1870
    Ampulla
    William Monk
    1840-1870
    Reliquary
    William Monk
    1840-1870
    Brooch
    William Monk
    1870
    Pilgrim-Badge
    William Monk
    1840-1870
    Medallion
    William Monk
    1820-1870