Capture of Carlisle, medal struck in honour of William, Duke of Cumberland
Also known as: Inname van Carlisle, penning geslagen ter ere van Willem, hertog van Cumberland
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1745
Medal. Obverse: bust of a man within circumscription. Reverse: Duke of Cumberland on horseback points with a baton to a soldier to lead away two Scottish Highlanders within circumscription; exergue: date.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2403; its record gives material recorded as pinchbeck; technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.4 cm x weight 13.26 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- pinchbeck
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.4 cm x weight 13.26 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.4 cm x weight 13.26 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within circumscription.
- Reverse
- Duke of Cumberland on horseback points with a baton to a soldier to lead away two Scottish Highlanders within circumscription; exergue: date.
Identification
- Original title
- Inname van Carlisle, penning geslagen ter ere van Willem, hertog van Cumberland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2403
- Museum classification
- history medal
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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