To Commemorate the Opening of the New London Bridge, by King William IV and Queen Adelaide, August 1, 1831, Benjamin Wyon, 1831
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1831
To Commemorate the Opening of the New London Bridge, by King William IV and Queen Adelaide, August 1, 1831 made by probably Benjamin Wyon (British, London 1802–1858 London), dated 1831, from British. The museum records its materials as: Bronze, struck. Recorded dimensions: Diameter: 1 1/16 in. (27 mm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 08.53.2; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Bronze, struck
- Materials
- Bronze, struck
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 1/16 in. (27 mm)
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 1/16 in. (27 mm)
Identification
- Culture
- British
- Date recorded
- 1831
- Maker recorded
- Medalist: probably Benjamin Wyon (British, London 1802–1858 London)
- Museum attribution
- Benjamin Wyon
- Museum object name
- Token
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 08.53.2
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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