Medal
ca. 1805 (made)
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Object Type
This medal was made to celebrate Admiral Lord Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October, 1805.
People
Conrad Heinrich Kchler (active 1763 - after 1821), the medal's designer, was born in Flanders and was first recorded as a die-sinker in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1763. He worked elsewhere in Germany and then in France. Kuchler probably arrived in England in about 1790, where he was employed at Matthew Boulton's Soho mint in Birmingham until perhaps 1806. While in Birmingham, he seems also to have cut dies for many coins, including Portuguese, Danish and Russian ones.
This medal was made to celebrate Admiral Lord Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October, 1805.
People
Conrad Heinrich Kchler (active 1763 - after 1821), the medal's designer, was born in Flanders and was first recorded as a die-sinker in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1763. He worked elsewhere in Germany and then in France. Kuchler probably arrived in England in about 1790, where he was employed at Matthew Boulton's Soho mint in Birmingham until perhaps 1806. While in Birmingham, he seems also to have cut dies for many coins, including Portuguese, Danish and Russian ones.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Medal depicting a bust of Lord Nelson, celebrating the Battle of Trafalgar |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with the initials of Küchler and with inscriptions commemorating the battle and recording its presentation by Boulton |
Credit line | Given by the late Jas. W. Fleming |
Object history | Manufactured by Matthew Boulton (born in Birmingham,1728, died there in 1809) at the Soho Mint, Birmingham; designed by Conrad Heinrich Küchler |
Production | Manufactured by Matthew Boulton at the Soho Mint, Birmingham |
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Summary | Object Type This medal was made to celebrate Admiral Lord Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October, 1805. People Conrad Heinrich Kchler (active 1763 - after 1821), the medal's designer, was born in Flanders and was first recorded as a die-sinker in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1763. He worked elsewhere in Germany and then in France. Kuchler probably arrived in England in about 1790, where he was employed at Matthew Boulton's Soho mint in Birmingham until perhaps 1806. While in Birmingham, he seems also to have cut dies for many coins, including Portuguese, Danish and Russian ones. |
Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington, Acquired During the Year 1877, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O. p. 143. |
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Accession number | 1672-1877 |
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Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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