William Sancroft Archbishop of Canterbury
Medal
1688 (made)
1688 (made)
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This medal by George Bower commemorates the release of Archbishop William Sancroft and the six Bishops from the Tower of London in 1688. Sancroft and the other bishops had been imprisoned by James II on a charge of seditious libel when they opposed his Second Declaration of Indulgence for Roman Catholics and Dissenters. The reverse includes an extra bishop Henry Compton of London.
The medal is by George Bower (d. 1690), a medallist who worked in London from 1650 to 1689 and was appointed in 1664 Engraver to the Royal Mint and Embosser in Ordinary.
The medal is by George Bower (d. 1690), a medallist who worked in London from 1650 to 1689 and was appointed in 1664 Engraver to the Royal Mint and Embosser in Ordinary.
Object details
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| Title | William Sancroft Archbishop of Canterbury (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gilded metal |
| Brief description | Medal, gilded metal, depicting archbishop William Sancroft and six other bishops, by George Bower, England, 1688 |
| Physical description | Obverse: Bust of Archbishop Sancroft, in cap and robes, facing right. Inscribed. Reverse: Busts of seven more bishops, with identifying inscriptions, are placed in roundels divided by stars. |
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| Object history | Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1980. |
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| Summary | This medal by George Bower commemorates the release of Archbishop William Sancroft and the six Bishops from the Tower of London in 1688. Sancroft and the other bishops had been imprisoned by James II on a charge of seditious libel when they opposed his Second Declaration of Indulgence for Roman Catholics and Dissenters. The reverse includes an extra bishop Henry Compton of London. The medal is by George Bower (d. 1690), a medallist who worked in London from 1650 to 1689 and was appointed in 1664 Engraver to the Royal Mint and Embosser in Ordinary. |
| Associated object | 666-1906 (Version) |
| Bibliographic reference | Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, I, London, 1904, p. 259 |
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| Accession number | A.22-1980 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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