- Title:
- Opening of the Thames Tunnel. 1843.
- Object name(s):
- medal; British Isles
- Collection:
- Fitzwilliam Museum
- Acquisition method:
- unknown
- Acquisition source:
- Unknown
- Dimension:
- Diameter (min)
- Dimension measured part:
- Object
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 48
- Dimension:
- Diameter
- Dimension measured part:
- Object
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 48
- Dimension:
- Weight
- Dimension measured part:
- Object
- Dimension measurement unit:
- g
- Dimension value:
- 20.43
- Inscription content:
- SIR ISAMBART MARC BRUNEL, F.R.S. &c.
- Inscription description:
- Bare head of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, facing left.
- Inscription position:
- obverse
- Inscription type:
- design
- Inscription content:
- (in exergue) THAMES TUNNEL 1200 FT. COMMENCED MARCH 1824 SUSPENDED TILL 1835 OPENED 1843
- Inscription description:
- View of the twin tunnels with two pedestrians in left hand tunnel and horse and cart with driver in right-hand tunnel.
- Inscription position:
- reverse
- Inscription type:
- design
- Object component name:
- Object
- Object component information:
- white metal
- Object name:
- medal; British Isles
- Object number:
- CM.M.429-R
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1843
- Date - latest:
- 1843
- Object production person:
- Victoria (1837-1901)
- Person's association:
- ruler
- Object production person:
- Taylor, J.
- Person's association:
- engraver
- Other number:
- CM.M.429-R
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- 228615
- Other number type:
- priref
- Other number:
- https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/228615
- Other number type:
- uri
- Responsible department/section:
- Coins and Medals
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- User's reference:
- A Catalogue of British Historical Medals, 1837-1901: The Reign of Queen Victoria
- Reference details:
- 91
- Reference type:
- reference
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0ae457cb-d8a1-3178-90b3-85ae79510f6d
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0ae457cb-d8a1-3178-90b3-85ae79510f6d, Fitzwilliam Museum, CC 0
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