- Title:
- Thames Tunnel opening commemorative medal, 1843
- Object name(s):
- medal; medal
- Brief description:
- Medal to commemorate the opening of the Thames Tunnel, 1843. Silver; [sight] [40mm] diameter, [3mm] thickness. obverse: relief of the Wapping Entrance with twin tunnels and grand staircase; legend, Thames Tunnel Began 1824 Opened 1843 Cost £446000. reverse: portrait head, relief profile to L, of and legend, Sir Isambart [sic] Marc Brunel, F.R.S. &c. Designer name at base of relief: J. Taylor
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- medal
- Associated person:
- Marc Isambard Brunel
- Person's association:
- depicted
- Associated place:
- Thames Tunnel
- Place association:
- depicted
- Credit line:
- Cater, W.C.
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 1/8
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 3
- Dimension:
- diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 1 9/16
- Dimension:
- diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 40
- Material:
- silver
- Object name:
- medal; medal
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1843
- Date - latest:
- 1843
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1843
- Date - latest:
- 1843
- Object production person:
- Taylor, William Joseph
- Object production place:
- England, United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 1924-453
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- 22
- Other number type:
- Making the Modern World Gallery Interpretation Number
- Other number:
- 24/2952
- Other number type:
- file number
- Responsible department/section:
- SCM - Coins, Medals & Tokens
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/da502237-5069-3b40-a50c-9350468a603e
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/da502237-5069-3b40-a50c-9350468a603e, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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