Silver counter and box
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1635-1640
This object is a silver counter from a counter box, accompanied by a small cylindrical silver box. Made in Great Britain around 1635–1640 by an unknown maker, the set forms part of a group of counters housed together. The individual counters have recorded weights ranging from a minimum of 2.1 grams to a maximum of 3 grams.
The counter is disc-shaped and executed in silver, displaying decorative engraved imagery described in the record as portrait medallions. A central standing figure is framed by surrounding inscriptions and motifs. The matching cylindrical box features pierced or openwork scrolling ornamentation along its sides and a relief portrait medallion on its lid.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
The object was acquired via purchase from N. H. Harrison for £6.5s.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Weight (minimum): 2.1 g; Weight (maximum): 3 g
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: Research required; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: Portrait Medallions; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required
- Maker recorded
- Unknown
- Place recorded
- Great Britain
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Counter
- Museum object number
- 708:2-1868
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.