Accession No
1903.220
Description
Copper alloy medallion. Flat and oval incised on one side; the initials H S overlap at centre with a crown above and foliate motifs below and at either side. The central motif is enclosed by a single line with two short incised lines extending from top, bottom and sides; the bottom right line is intersected by a small circle. A small hole is punched through over the crown from reverse to front.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridge; Barton Road
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
30mm x 36mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered to reverse of medallion handwritten in black ink: 'Barton Rd Cambridge *C.A.S.'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Accession register: ‘A small bronze medallion bearing the initials ‘H.S.’ & a coronet surrounded by a leaf’
Event Date 1903
Author: Heather Donoghue
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy medallion. Flat and oval incised on one side; the initials H S overlap at centre with a crown above and foliate motifs below and at either side. The central motif is enclosed by a single line with two short incised lines extending from top, bottom and sides; the bottom right line is intersected by a small circle. A small hole is punched through over the crown from reverse to front.
Event Date 2/9/2024
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:318950
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