Medal, 1804
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1804
Medal in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.584-1997), dated 1804. The museum's brief description reads: Medal depicting William Henry West Betty, portrait bust on obverse, inscription on reverse, 1804.
Museum description: Medal. Obverse: portrait bust of William Henry West Betty, profile, facing viewer's right, with Betty's name and date of birth, above. He has short, curling hair and his shoulders are draped in classical style. Reverse: inscription with the date, 1804, very worn, within oak leaves. The museum records it as Bronze, measuring Diameter 2.4 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter 2.4 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bronze
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- 'Willm. Henry West Betty Born 13th Sepr. 91'; 'British Tragedian He astonishes the judicious observers of human nature 1804'
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- S.584-1997
- Museum system number
- O1139057
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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