Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
Medal
1681 (made)
1681 (made)
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This medal commemorates the acquittal for High Treason of the 1st Earl of Shaftesbury in November 1681. He had supported the Duke of Monmouth’s claim to the throne and was briefly imprisoned in the Tower of London. On his release Shaftesbury’s followers struck and wore this medal.
George Bower (d. 1690) was a medallist who worked in London from 1650 to 1689 and was appointed in 1664 Engraver to the Royal Mint and Embosser in Ordinary.
George Bower (d. 1690) was 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 | Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, struck |
| Brief description | Medal, silver, commemorating the aquittal of the Earl of Shaftesbury, with London from Southwark on the reverse, signed by George Bower, dated 1681, English |
| Physical description | Silver medal commemorating the aquittal of the Earl of Shaftesbury. On the obverse a bust of the Earl of Shaftsbury facing to the right wearing a mantle, hair long; on truncation, 'GBF' and inscribed 'ANTONIO COMITI DE SHAFTSBVRY'. On the reverse, a view of London from Southwark inscribed 'LAETAMVR'. In the distance is the Tower, and above, the sun bursting from behind a cloud; in exergue, '24 Nov. 1681'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'GBF' (Obverse, on truncation)
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Glinn |
| Object history | This silver medal commemorates the acquittal of Anthony Ashley Cooper, first earl of Shaftesbury. Given by Mrs. Glinn. |
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| Summary | This medal commemorates the acquittal for High Treason of the 1st Earl of Shaftesbury in November 1681. He had supported the Duke of Monmouth’s claim to the throne and was briefly imprisoned in the Tower of London. On his release Shaftesbury’s followers struck and wore this medal. George Bower (d. 1690) was a medallist who worked in London from 1650 to 1689 and was appointed in 1664 Engraver to the Royal Mint and Embosser in Ordinary. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1905 - 1908. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1907, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition with Appendix and Indices. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, 1909, p. 33 |
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| Accession number | 195-1907 |
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| Record created | October 27, 2004 |
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