Medallion
Date1800-1900
Where depictedRosemary Lane, London, UK
MediumLead
DimensionsObject/Work: 120 x 95 mm
ClassificationsPersonal Ornament
Terms
Object numberC05761
DescriptionCircular, fake medallion. On one side it depicts a portrait surrounded with letters around the edge; and on the other, a figure of a person running with a spear. The hoop is flanked by lions on the top. Made by the forgers William Smith and Charles Eaton, forgeries such as this were known as "Billy and Charley's."On View
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