Banknote
1953 (printed), first quarter 19th century (made)
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Thomas Bewick engraved plates for bank notes for the Carlisle, Bewick and Northumberland Banks to prevent pen and ink forgeries. Bewick had a great interest in bank notes and in his memoirs he writes extensively on the subject of bank notes and forgeries. See 'A Memoir of Thomas Bewick Written by Himself' in 1862 (pp.166-171) where variant examples are illustrated. The plate for this note was around for a long time. A modern impression was taken from the plate lent by Mr W H Hedworth for the Thomas Bewick Exhibition, Bethnal Green Museum in 1953.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | copper engraving |
| Brief description | Thomas Bewick. The £1 Note of the Northumberland Bank, Newcastle, with a vignette showing the tower of St Nicholas's Church, the Castle and the Noot Hall, Newcastle by Thomas Bewick (1753-1828); engraving. British, 1800-1825. This impression made 1953 from the plate lent by Mr W H Hedworth for the Thomas Bewick exhibition, Bethnal Green Museum, 1953 |
| Physical description | Banknote |
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| Summary | Thomas Bewick engraved plates for bank notes for the Carlisle, Bewick and Northumberland Banks to prevent pen and ink forgeries. Bewick had a great interest in bank notes and in his memoirs he writes extensively on the subject of bank notes and forgeries. See 'A Memoir of Thomas Bewick Written by Himself' in 1862 (pp.166-171) where variant examples are illustrated. The plate for this note was around for a long time. A modern impression was taken from the plate lent by Mr W H Hedworth for the Thomas Bewick Exhibition, Bethnal Green Museum in 1953. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963 |
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| Accession number | E.3839-1953 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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