Love token — FEARWELL DEAR SISTER / WILLIAM ADAMS 1834
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
1834 (inscribed; probable manufacture)
Love token made from smoothed and stippled 1797 penny. The museum transcribes the inscriptions as FEARWELL / DEAR / SISTER on one face, and an anchor surrounded by WILLIAM ADAMS 1834 on the other.
The museum dates the token to 1834 and describes manufacture in that year as probable. Its previous identification as Australian-made has no supporting evidence; the maker has not been definitely identified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Research required
- Dimensions
- Comments: Research required; Dimensions: 36 mm (Length), 2 mm (Height), 35 mm (Outside Diameter); Configuration: Exhibition Collection Management
Identification
- Museum accession
- NU 34003
- Museum object ID
- items/78081
- Source note
- Accession identifies the illustrated museum specimen, not a standard token-type reference. Engraving does not establish that the maker or recipient was a convict.
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
- Research required: wider token-type references and independent maker or recipient identification.